Munich Airport: Two-day strike paralyzes operations

Munich. Due to a warning strike by the Verdi union, passengers in Munich must expect numerous cancelled connections on Thursday and Friday.

"Of the total of over 1,600 planned flight movements, the airlines are expected to cancel the majority," the airport announced on Tuesday. Travelers should therefore find out about the status of their flight as early as possible. The contact details of all airlines departing from Munich can be found here . In the event of a cancellation, travelers are advised not to travel to the airport at all, but to contact the respective airline or travel provider.

The aim is "the greatest possible stability." The airport and the airlines are trying, also with a view to the start of the Bavarian carnival holidays on Friday, "to ensure the greatest possible stability through forward-looking planning and to reduce inconveniences for travelers within the framework of the circumstances."

Nevertheless, you will have to prepare for a significantly reduced flight schedule from Thursday, midnight, through Friday.

Flights also had to be cancelled in Cologne-Bonn and Düsseldorf due to a warning strike.

Source: IMAGO/Bonn.digital

Verdi had previously called on public sector employees and ground handling services to go on strike at Germany's second-largest airport. The union wants to increase the pressure in the current round of wage negotiations in the public sector.

Verdi justifies the warning strike with the previously fruitless wage negotiations in the federal and municipal public sector. A second round of negotiations last week failed to produce an agreement.

The unions want to push through a wage increase of eight percent, or at least 350 euros per month. In particularly stressful jobs such as in the health sector, there will be higher bonuses. The unions also want to negotiate three additional days off. Employers - especially local authorities - feel financially overwhelmed and point to the high debts of many cities and municipalities.

RND/dpa