Cologne/Bonn Airport: Flight cancellations and long waiting times on the weekend!

Cologne/Bonn Airport: Flight cancellations and long waiting times on the weekend!

On January 11, 2025, there will be significant disruptions to air traffic at Cologne/Bonn Airport. A staff shortage means that numerous flights are canceled or delayed. Security checks and check-in in particular are affected by regular delays. Air travelers are therefore encouraged to find out about their flights before arrival.

How tonight.de reported that the measures are related to previous warning strikes. The Verdi union called for a warning strike on March 14, 2024, which affected all air traffic to and from Cologne/Bonn. Flights were either canceled or diverted, with only a few able to take off regularly. The situation returned to normal on March 15, 2024. A warning strike at Lufthansa between March 7 and 9, 2024 also had a negative impact on the airports in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Security check information

However, passengers have the opportunity to optimize their waiting time at security checkpoints. How koeln-bonn-airport.de reports, travelers can book a personalized security check time slot for free. This booking is possible via the “CGNGateWay” system up to 72 hours and at least one hour before departure. Time slots can be booked every quarter of an hour, depending on availability.

At the central security checkpoint in Terminal 1 there is a separately accessible control lane for gateway guests at the booked time, within a time frame of plus or minus 10 minutes. This system is intended to make the utilization of security checkpoints more even and reduce waiting times at the checkpoints.

– Submitted by West-East media