Strikes put air traffic standstill

Due to the repeated Strikes by the security forces at eight German airports are down the numerous flights. According to estimates by the German airports Association ADV, over 200,000 passengers remained on the ground. Ver.di has already threatened with new strikes.

once Again, the private air security forces have been demonstrating their strike power: At eight German airports, the security staff came throughout the day in the warning strike, which also had an impact on other Airports. Hundreds of flights were canceled, more than 200,000 passengers were affected by cancellations and delays.

the participation to The Strike was at all eight airports, "very high," said ver.di. The air traffic was "massively limited". Many of the passengers would have been set to the strikes - they not travelled in the first place. The employers ' Federation for air transport, criticized the nature and extent of the full-day warning Strikes "at this time is inappropriate and disproportionate".

The largest airport of Germany in Frankfurt am Main, were removed according to the operator, Fraport 617 Connections, and thus about every second flight. Controls were only available within the transit area for connecting passengers, a new airline could not compete in Frankfurt, no one.

In München, Hamburg, Hannover, Bremen, Leipzig, Erfurt and Dresden was called the security staff to work stoppages. Even after the end of the Strikes in the evening or in the night, the airport operators are still expecting delays. You should take up Wednesday.