2024-03-06 21:12:36
In addition to Lufthansa’s ground staff, aviation security forces in Frankfurt are also on strike on Thursday. This has far-reaching effects.
Frankfurt Airport will be closed to departing passengers on Thursday due to the warning strike by aviation security forces. Because of the lack of controls, no passengers could enter the airport from the landside, explained a spokesman for the operator Fraport. The company recommends that passengers contact their airlines and under no circumstances come to the airport. The impact on the flight schedule initially remained unclear, as at least aircraft will continue to land in Frankfurt and passengers will also transfer from there.
Hamburg Airport had already canceled all 141 departures for Thursday on Tuesday evening. The press office at Helmut Schmidt Airport said some of the planes would take off without passengers. This is necessary to avoid further disruptions to air traffic. The airport is expecting a lot of rebookings for Friday, so busy flights can be expected.
Inspectors are on strike in Hamburg and Frankfurt
In parallel with the long-planned strike by Lufthansa ground staff, the Verdi union called on employees at security checkpoints in Frankfurt and Hamburg to stop work on Thursday only. At other airports, inspectors do not go on strike. The employees are employed by private companies that check passengers, staff and luggage at the entrances to the security area on behalf of the Federal Police.
The warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff begins in the technical areas on Wednesday evening and is scheduled to continue until Saturday morning at 7:10 a.m. Passenger flights are particularly at risk on Thursday and Friday. Lufthansa has not yet changed its flight schedule to accommodate the additional strikes in Frankfurt and Munich. Even before the restrictions were tightened, she was expecting outages, especially at her hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.