Strikes at airports: Passengers have to expect massive flight cancellations!

Strikes at airports: Passengers have to expect massive flight cancellations!

On Monday, March 7, 2025, the aviation industry in Germany expects massive disorders from a full -day warning strike organized by the Verdi union. The employees of the public service and ground traffic services will settle their work at the large airports such as Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg and Düsseldorf. The strikes last 24 hours, starting at midnight. The immediate effects are already clearly noticeable, since numerous flights have failed and numerous passengers have to expect delays. According to krone.at it is still unclear how the strike affects flights from Austria.

The reason for this strike is the ongoing tariff conflict between Verdi and the employers of the municipalities and the federal government. Verdi Vice Chairman Christine Behle explains that the union sees "forced to this warning strike", since the employers have not yet made any offer. This statement underlines the need for the protests and the persistent striving for fair wages and working conditions. The airports Cologne and Düsseldorf have already been affected by earlier strikes, which led to numerous failures, as well as "https://www.adac.de/news/steik-flughafen-deutschland-2025/"> adac.de

massive effects on air traffic

In the days before the planned strike, there were problems with the airports because the security personnel and the ground services in Munich and Hamburg put down their work. The Munich airport recorded an alarm level red; About 80 percent of the flights were canceled before the strike began. In Hamburg, preparations for the strike are also in full swing, as in addition to luggage handling, IT and security personnel are also affected. Passengers are asked to find out about the status of their flights before starting travel and, if necessary, contact their airline. According to the Hamburg Airport, several hundred flights are in danger of what the travel season could consider considerably during the upcoming carnival holidays.

The ADV Airport Association and Lufthansa have already sharply criticized the union campaigns and emphasized that such comprehensive strikes significantly impair international air traffic. The current strike measures represent a significant annoyance for travelers who rely on timely and reliable transport. Travelers have to prepare for the fact that shifts and failures become the norm and should take all necessary precautions to make their trip as smoothly as possible.