Verdi has called for strikes at German airports on Friday.
In Bavaria, the carnival holidays also begin.
Which airlines are affected?
What should passengers do?
An overview.
Munich – On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union called for a day-long strike at several German airports.
Munich Airport is also affected.
The background is the collective bargaining in the public sector and the negotiations for employees in aviation security and ground handling.
Strike at Munich Airport: Which flights and airlines are affected?
The only thing that is clear so far is that the staff at Munich Airport have been called on to go on strike.
Munich Airport has not yet released any information about the impact on flight operations.
A request from
Merkur.de
has so far remained unanswered.
However, at Frankfurt Airport, passengers were advised not to come to the airport on Friday.
However, the individual airlines are responsible for rebooking flights.
Lufthansa – the largest airline at the Munich hub – has not yet commented on the strikes.
As a rule, however, Lufthansa reports to affected passengers on its own.
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Verdi has called for strikes at several German airports.
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Verdi strike: Passengers have these rights in the event of flight cancellations
In the event of a strike, the airlines and tour operators are responsible for all rebookings.
They are also the contacts for passengers.
The airline usually automatically rebooks passengers on another flight.
However, the capacities decide here.
In some cases, passengers may arrive at their destination much later than planned.
If the passenger then prefers to forego the trip - for example because it is no longer worthwhile - the airline must reimburse the fare.
The refund must be made within seven days.
Basically, the airline is only obliged to bring the passengers to their destination.
If all flights are fully booked, the airline may also take its passengers to their destination in other ways: by train, bus or a rental car will be made available.
If passengers have to put up with longer waiting times at the airport, they are entitled to support services (food, drinks, and accommodation if necessary).
Strike at Munich Airport at the beginning of the carnival holidays
The strike on Friday comes at a particularly sensitive time in parts of Germany: school holidays are currently in several federal states.
In Bavaria, the school holidays even start on Friday.
Then many families want to travel.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Thuringia, on the other hand, the winter holidays end on Friday, making it a popular day for the journey home.
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