More than 40,000 people have been hit by a surprise strike that shut Hamburg Airport – and more than 500,000 could be disrupted today as the walkout spreads across Germany.
The strike reportedly began with just half an hour notice yesterday morning, with passengers told to stay away and terminals and check-in desks eerily quiet.
The airport said only 10 of more than 280 departures and arrivals went as planned on Sunday.
It posted on X: “Without any notice, the union #verdi has called on the services at Hamburg Airport to go on strike immediately, Sunday 9 March.
“For this reason, the airport is closed and there will be no departures or arrivals all day.”
An airport spokesperson said the action by the ver.di union was “dishonourable” and “unfair to tens of thousands of travellers who have nothing to do with the disputes”.
Travellers have been advised to contact their airline.
Image: Hamburg Airport was left virtually deserted. Pic: AP
Image: Pic: Reuters
The disruption is set to worsen significantly today when a pre-planned strike takes place for 24 hours at 13 German airports, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Hanover, Munich and Cologne.
More than half a million people could be affected and 3,400 flights cancelled, according to ADV, the German Airport Association.
“Germany’s air traffic will be largely shut down on Monday,” it said in a statement last week.
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