After the staff shortages and long queues at Hanover Airport, employees at the security controls have asked for relief and better planning.
On Friday they protested against what they considered to be too stressful working conditions.
According to the Verdi union, which called for the rally, a good 50 employees took part.
Langenhagen - Some wore banners like “We are people, not numbers” or “We deserve respect”.
The last time there were significant delays in Langenhagen.
Some passengers even missed their plane because of the slow security checks.
According to the federal police, the main reason was the shortage of employees at the commissioned company Securitas.
Verdi accuses the company of badly organizing the deployment of personnel.
Securitas had pointed out, among other things, that operations at the airport of the Lower Saxony state capital had been shut down for a long time in the corona phase.
In addition, additional regulations in the pandemic would have slowed down the processes.
"We are now largely covering all control lanes again," said a spokesman.
Over 40 employees from other locations in Hanover are deployed.
Verdi's criticism that this would tear new holes elsewhere does not apply: in some cases, new colleagues are added or come back from short-time work.
"We train and expand, also at other locations."
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The union replied that works council members continued to complain about too much work intensification with breaks that were too short: “Some are downright afraid of the autumn vacation flight schedule.” The vacation in Lower Saxony will begin on October 18, then an increasing number of passengers is expected again.
“That will be difficult.” The protests on Friday afternoon, which lasted a good 45 minutes, did not lead to any restrictions, according to the Federal Police.
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