ALBAWABA - Berlin's airport canceled all departure flights Monday under a one-day strike called for by Germany’s Verdi union as part of an ongoing wage dispute.
NEW: Berlin’s main airport cancels all departing flights today amid another round of strikes by ground crew https://t.co/bB8ohsuXgM
— Bloomberg (@business) April 24, 2023
The walkout started at 3:30 a.m. local time (0130 GMT) and will end at midnight (2200 GMT), the union said.
"Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has experienced some of its most disruptive strikes in decades this year as unions press for higher pay to offset the surging cost of living," CNBC reported.
It said the action followed similar walkouts at four other German airports, namely Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart on Thursday and Friday, when more than 700 departures were canceled.
???Germany: Verdi paralyzes Berlin Airport BER: Because of a strike call by the Verdi union for the security staff, no departures are being processed today at Berlin Airport BER.
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Tariff dispute: No departures at BER due to strikes by security personnel pic.twitter.com/6kCcf1k4VO
"Due to the warning strikes by security staff, no departures of passenger flights will be possible on Monday, April 24," Berlin Brandenburg airport said in a statement, pointing out that arrivals might also be affected.
Berlin airport warned that no flights will take off from the international airport on Monday after the country's powerful Verdi union called an almost daylong strike. https://t.co/FHerwqLxji
— DW News (@dwnews) April 23, 2023
The union has been negotiating with the BDLS aviation security association to push for pay increases for night, weekend and public holiday shifts.
