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24-hour strike at German airports on Monday to impact half a million people
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 7, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
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Posted on March 7, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
A 24-hour strike at German airports will disrupt over 500,000 passengers on Monday, with more than 3,400 flights canceled due to union demands.
By Friederike Heine
BERLIN (Reuters) -More than half a million passengers will be affected and thousands of flights cancelled due to a 24-hour strike at major German airports on Monday, after trade union Verdi called for employees in the public sector and ground handling to walk out.
The association of Germany's airport operators ADV said that around 510,000 people would be affected and more than 3,400 flights cancelled as a result of the strike, which marks a major escalation after Verdi staged several walk-outs last month.
"Germany's air traffic will be largely shut down on Monday," the ADV said in a statement, adding that the strike was a "horror scenario for affected passengers" that would affect not only mobility, but also the economy.
Frankfurt Airport said there would very likely be no departures from Germany's main hub. It advised passengers to refrain from coming to the airport and called on those transferring through the airport to check the flight status on their airline's website.
Other airports affected on Monday include Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn, Duesseldorf, Dortmund, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin and Leipzig-Halle.
Germany's air traffic control operator, DFS, said it would not be directly affected by the strikes.
The union, which is demanding an 8% wage increase, or at least an increase of 350 euros ($380) more per month, as well as higher bonuses and additional time off, said it called the warning strike after a second round of collective bargaining failed last month.
Employers have rejected the demands as unaffordable.
Negotiations are due to continue later this month.
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(Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Friederike Heine, Ludwig Burger, Alex Richardson, William Maclean)
The main topic is a 24-hour strike at German airports affecting over 500,000 passengers.
The strike is organized by the Verdi union demanding an 8% wage increase and better working conditions.
Airports affected include Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn, and others across Germany.
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