Sunday 09 / March / 2025
Hamburg: Almost all flights to and from Germany's Hamburg Airport were canceled on Sunday due to a strike by airport workers "without prior notice," the airport operator said.
A spokesperson for Hamburg Airport told DPA news agency that out of 144 arrivals and 139 departures scheduled for Sunday, only 10 early morning flights had run to schedule.
DPA reported the remaining flights have been cancelled.
"For this reason, the airport is closed with immediate effect," the spokesperson told DPA.
Public broadcaster NDR reported that many passengers were left stranded by the sudden walkout, with many having already checked in their luggage and having difficulty getting it returned.
Strike had been due to start Monday
The union Verdi has called so-called warning strikes at around a dozen German airports on Monday in a dispute over wages.
Verdi said Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt (Main), Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin-Brandenburg and Leipzig-Halle airports will be affected.
More than 510,000 travelers could see delays or cancellations of their flights, according to airport association ADV.
An estimated 3,400 flights are expected to be cancelled on Monday.
At Hamburg, the walkout had originally been due to start late Sunday evening and continue until late Monday.
A Verdi spokesman told DW: "The walkout was necessary so that the impact of the strike could really be felt."
