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Sky News
10-03-2025
- Sky News
Surprise strike at Hamburg Airport as major walkout set to begin at 12 more German hubs
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 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. 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. The strike at Hamburg, Germany 's second biggest city, is scheduled to continue. Thousands of security staff who screen passengers and cargo are taking the action over pay and conditions in a new contract. Union official Lars Stubbe said it was vital the strikes caused "economic damage" to force concessions from bosses. "We know that it is a massive burden for passengers," he said. "Our colleagues know that too. But they have said we have to go on strike. It must be effective, so that we have a reasonable offer to negotiate."
Euronews
09-03-2025
- Euronews
Surprise strike at Hamburg airport a day earlier than expected
A German trade union had called for strikes at 13 major German airports to take place on Monday - but then staged the strike at Hamburg airport on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Hamburg Airport in Germany came to a halt on Sunday, a day before trade union said it would stage strikes at 13 major German airports on Monday. Out of the 144 arrivals and 139 departures originally planned at Hamburg Airport on Sunday, only 10 flights weren't cancelled in the morning. Frustrated passengers called the surprise strike "outrageous". "There was supposed to be a big strike tomorrow, why is it now today?" a traveller said. The trade union's secretary Lars Stubbe said the unannounced nature of the strike was necessary for the strike to be effective. "We called the strike at such short notice because our experience with longer-term calls is that the employer tries to break the strike with massive action," Stubbe said. "Of course, this is a burden for passengers, and our colleagues know that. Nevertheless, they followed the strike call 100%," he added. The United Services Trade Union ( has called on employees in the aviation security sector to hold 24-hour warning strikes at 13 major German airports, starting early on Monday morning. The strikes at the other airports are still supposed go ahead on Monday - but there is no way of knowing whether passengers at any of these airports are in for a nasty surprise later on Sunday if more strikes are called ahead of time. It is predicted that more than half a million people will not be able to catch their flight on Monday as planned, with more than 3,400 expected flight cancellations, according to German Airports Association ADV. Many of the cancellations will be at Frankfurt and Munich airports, the two largest in Germany. In a statement, the union said the strikes are necessary to "improve the working conditions of the approximately 25,000 employees." "The strike will take place at the airports in Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Weeze, Dortmund, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Munich," the union confirmed.
Euronews
09-03-2025
- Euronews
Union stages surprise strike at Hamburg airport, a day earlier than scheduled
A German trade union had called for strikes at 13 major German airports to take place on Monday - but then staged the strike at Hamburg airport on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Hamburg Airport in Germany came to a halt on Sunday, a day before trade union said it would stage strikes at 13 major German airports on Monday. Out of the 144 arrivals and 139 departures originally planned at Hamburg Airport on Sunday, only 10 flights weren't cancelled in the morning. Frustrated passengers called the surprise strike "outrageous". "There was supposed to be a big strike tomorrow, why is it now today?" a traveller said. The trade union's secretary Lars Stubbe said the unannounced nature of the strike was necessary for the strike to be effective. "We called the strike at such short notice because our experience with longer-term calls is that the employer tries to break the strike with massive action," Stubbe said. "Of course, this is a burden for passengers, and our colleagues know that. Nevertheless, they followed the strike call 100%," he added. The United Services Trade Union ( has called on employees in the aviation security sector to hold 24-hour warning strikes at 13 major German airports, starting early on Monday morning. The strikes at the other airports are still supposed go ahead on Monday - but there is no way of knowing whether passengers at any of these airports are in for a nasty surprise later on Sunday if more strikes are called ahead of time. It is predicted that more than half a million people will not be able to catch their flight on Monday as planned, with more than 3,400 expected flight cancellations, according to German Airports Association ADV. Many of the cancellations will be at Frankfurt and Munich airports, the two largest in Germany. In a statement, the union said the strikes are necessary to "improve the working conditions of the approximately 25,000 employees." "The strike will take place at the airports in Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Weeze, Dortmund, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Munich," the union confirmed.
