Cancellation of 200 flights at Berlin airport; 27 thousand passengers lost

According to Fars International News Agency, following a strike at some German airports, “Berlin Airport” was forced to cancel 200 flights on Monday.

According to the news agencyUnited Press» The cancellation of these flights left about 27,000 passengers stranded. All flights to Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey, Gatwick Airport in London, Changi Airport in Singapore and Istanbul Airport were canceled.

Berlin Airport’s statement said: “There will be no flights at Berlin Brandenburg Airport today due to the strike by security control staff. “Incoming flights may also be affected.”

According to this report, this round of strikes organized by the “Verdi” trade union began at 3:30 a.m. Monday local time and is expected to continue until midnight. The security workers of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen airports were also supposed to strike.

In the meantime, Hamburg Airport has announced that all outgoing flights and half of incoming flights will be canceled and security checkpoints will be closed all day.

At the end of last month, most of the flights at the regional airports of Dusseldorf and Cologne were stopped due to a 24-hour strike by the Verdi union. The strike affected about 300,000 passengers and over 2,300 flights were canceled (more details).

At the same time, the German industrial unions have also warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs in this country are at risk due to the high price of electricity exceeding global standards.

Energy-intensive sectors such as steel production, chemicals and construction materials are now vulnerable, according to a joint statement by trade unions in Germany. By calling for nationwide protests on Thursday, these unions hope to enjoy competitive international prices in industrial electricity and long-term predictability of electricity costs.

German industry has been dealing with higher domestic energy costs compared to global standards for several months. Although the government has already taken measures to prevent price increases, the unions do not believe in the actions of the German government and believe that the government actions will lead to an increase in electricity prices.

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