Four German airports may face flight disruptions due to strikes on Tuesday

Berlin, April 9: Travelling to Germany? Then you might face flight disruptions on Tuesday as German public sector workers will extend strikes to airports across the country, labor union Verdi said on Monday, predicting flight disruption as it seeks to increase pressure in pay talks.

Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s largest airport, warned on its website on Monday that the strikes could lead to “considerable delays in operating procedures and also to cancellations.”

Particularly affected at Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday will be the security control areas for gates A-Z in Terminal 1, which are all set to be closed. Long waiting times are expected at the airport's other security areas.

Verdi, which is asking for a 6 percent pay rise for around 2.3 million employees in various public sector roles across Germany, said ground staff and some fire services staff would be on strike on Tuesday at Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen airports.

 

The union is hoping to increase pressure on employers ahead of the next round of wage talks on April 15th and 16th.

Meanwhile there will also be strikes in other areas throughout Germany in the coming days, according to Verdi. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for instance, local transport, kindergartens, public utility companies and city authorities will also be on strike on Tuesday.

Strikes are to be expected in all federal states until 13th April, the union added.