Because of a two -day warning strikes become Munich Airport Probably on Thursday and Friday many flights fail.
The airport company FMG expects significant effects on flight operations.
The Lufthansa flights from Vienna to Munich are canceled
“Passengers have to adjust to a greatly reduced flight schedule and delays,” said a spokesman. The DO NOT are from the workplace unaffectedsaid a spokeswoman WHAT-Inquiry. The Lufthansa flights From Vienna to Munich, however, already.
Vienna Airport advises travelers on affected routes to contact their airline or the tour operator with regard to their booked flights. In addition to AUA, the Munich-Vienna connection is also served by Lufthansa. The AUA flights take place, but the Lufthansa flights fail. For Thursday and Friday, twelve flights (six, six back) between Vienna and Munich are planned. Four of them (two or two back) are Lufthansa flights and are canceled. The other eight Aua connections (four back, four back) take place. According to a spokeswoman, these should go.
Around 830 starts and landings were actually planned on both days at the second largest German airport. The warning strike is scheduled to start on Thursday at midnight and end on Friday at midnight. How many flights will fail was not yet clear. Saturday is the first day of the Bavarian carnival holidays.
Collective round in the public service strikes air traffic
The airlines are not involved in the public service in the current tariff round, but are now affected. Verdi called up the airport employees employed in the public service as well as the ground traffic services for work.
The union wants to increase the pressure on the municipalities and the federal government. The unions want to enforce a wage increase of eight percent, but at least 350 euros per month. In addition, the unions want to negotiate three additional days off.
Warning strikes also in Hamburg
Verdi also called on warning strikes at Hamburg Airport. These should start in the night shift on Wednesday and last until the end of the late shift on Friday. Employees of Flughafen AG, but also those of maintenance, IT services, airport security services, passenger handling and luggage transport. The airport itself was initially unable to estimate the effects of the warning strike due to the short -term announcement.
Lufthansa expects extensive deletions
The most important airline in Munich is the AUA mother Lufthansa. In addition to Frankfurt, the Bavarian capital is one of the company’s two hubs for global air traffic. “On both days there will be delays and extensive deletions on all flights of the Lufthansa Group Airlines from and to Munich,” said a spokeswoman. “The aim is to be able to return to a stable flight schedule as quickly as possible on Saturday.”
The company has set up a special flight schedule. Lufthansa is not a collective bargaining partner in this discussion, but like many other airlines.