28.07.2022
Lufthansa warning strike –
Airline says: Starting today again on schedule
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One word is booming here this morning at Frankfurt Airport: Cancelled. Almost every Lufthansa flight is canceled because the Verdi union has called on ground staff to go on strike. The departure hall has been empty since this morning. Many passengers stayed at home. Check-in counters are deserted. The ads say “Closed due to strike.” Security checkpoints are blocked.
In the meantime, more and more people are bustling about at the few counters where they can change their flights. And that’s where you come across the fate of shattered holiday dreams. I spoke to a young man who actually wanted to fly to the Dominican Republic for nine days. He can tick that off now. He will no longer be able to take the flight. At least he hopes to get his money back.
The strike will probably also have an impact on flights that are scheduled to take place tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in early August. Between Lufthansa and Verdi. If the two parties are still as far apart as they are now, Verdi does not rule out further warning strikes.
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After the strike at Lufthansa, everything should be back to normal from 6 a.m. today. An airline spokesman told our reporter. In order to achieve this, more flights were canceled yesterday, they say. However, there could still be occasional failures.
With the warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff, the Verdi union had largely paralyzed flight operations at Frankfurt Airport. In total, more than 1000 flights were canceled with around 134,000 passengers affected.
Transfer passengers stranded
Our on-site reporter reported empty waiting halls, closed counters and only a few passengers. After the initial emptiness in the terminal, long queues of travelers formed in front of the few manned counters in the morning. These are mostly foreign tourists who wanted to rebook their onward flight.
The day before, Lufthansa had asked passengers to contact the company digitally if possible in order to organize new flights or temporary accommodation. “Unfortunately, we can hardly help here at the airport at the moment,” said a local company spokesman. It is also very difficult to find alternative travel options in the coming days because of the mostly heavily booked flights. In individual cases, guests may have to wait several days for their onward flight.
Is my plane on time? Here you can check arrivals, departures and flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport.
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