Germany strike hits flights

NEWS FLASH

More than half a million passengers are affected and thousands of flights cancelled due to a 24-hour strike at major German airports today after trade union Verdi called for employees in the public sector and ground handling to walk out. A total of 37 of 52 flights scheduled today from Germany to cities in the former Yugoslavia have been cancelled (at time of writing). The union, which is demanding an 8% wage increase, or at least an increase of 350 euros more per month, as well as higher bonuses and additional time off, said it called the warning strike after a second round of collective bargaining failed last month. Employers have rejected the demands as unaffordable. Negotiations are due to continue later this month.

Cancelled

Air Serbia

Belgrade - Berlin
Belgrade - Frankfurt (two flights)

easyJet

Berlin - Pristina

Eurowings

Cologne - Sarajevo

Croatia Airlines

Osijek - Munich
Split - Frankfurt
Split - Munich
Zagreb - Munich (two flights)
Zagreb - Frankfurt (three flights)

Lufthansa

Frankfurt - Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Skopje, Zagreb
Munich - Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zagreb

Ryanair

Baden Baden - Banja Luka
Zagreb - Baden Baden
Zagreb - Weeze

Wizz Air

Dortmund - Banja Luka (diverted to Paderborn)
Dortmund - Belgrade (diverted to Paderborn)
Dortmund - Pristina (diverted to Paderborn)
Dortmund - Tuzla (rescheduled for Tuesday)

Operating

Dusseldorf - Pristina, Split (Condor, Eurowings)
Hahn - Zagreb (Ryanair)
Memmingen - Banja Luka, Ohrid, Pristina, Podgorica, Sarajevo, Skopje, Zagreb (Wizz Air, Ryanair)
Munich - Pristina (Condor)
Stuttgart - Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb (Air Serbia, Eurowings)
Nuremberg - Belgrade (Air Serbia)