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Strike at 13 German airports, four flights from Pristina canceled
2025-03-10 19:42:14 / KOSOVA
A one-day strike at 13 German airports led to the suspension of most flights, including four flights from Pristina International Airport, “Adem Jashari”.
The news was confirmed to Radio Free Europe by Pristina Airport spokesperson Valentina Gara.
"Due to the strike at several airports in Germany, four departing flights have been canceled at Pristina International Airport. This has not caused any congestion because passengers were notified in advance by their airlines," said Gara.
She said that flights would continue as usual from tomorrow, as the strike in Germany is only one day.
Earlier in the day, the National Border Management Center had also announced the cancellation of these flights.
A one-day strike at Germany's 13 airports, including the main ones in Frankfurt and Munich as well as all other major destinations in the country, caused the cancellation of most international flights on Monday.
The 24-hour strike, which began at midnight on Sunday, includes public sector employees at airports as well as ground and security staff.
At Frankfurt Airport, 1,054 of the 1,116 flights scheduled for that day had been canceled, German news agency dpa reported, citing airport traffic management.
All regular flights at Berlin Airport were cancelled, while Hamburg Airport announced that no flights would be possible. Cologne/Bonn Airport announced that there would be no regular passenger services and Munich Airport advised travelers to expect “significantly reduced flight schedules.”
The strike by the employee union also included the airports of Bremen, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Leipzig/Halle and Stuttgart. At smaller airports such as Weeze and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, only security workers were called out for strike action.
The Association of German Airports, ADV, estimated that more than 3,500 flights would be canceled and around 560,000 passengers would be affected.
The unions announced the strike last Friday. But at Hamburg Airport, they added a short-notice strike on Sunday before Monday's strike, arguing they needed to ensure the measure's effectiveness.
This strike, called a “warning strike,” is a common tactic in wage negotiations in Germany and is linked to two wage disputes: negotiations over a new contract on pay and conditions for airport security workers, and a broader dispute over wages for federal and local government employees.
The latter has already led to strikes at the airports of Cologne/Bonn, Duesseldorf, Hamburg and Munich. Negotiations on the dispute will resume on Friday, while the next round of negotiations for airport security workers is expected to begin on March 26./ VOA
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