Status: 03/22/2022 07:21 a.m
Due to a warning strike by private security personnel, air travelers nationwide have to expect cancellations and delays. The union ver.di wants to push through a higher hourly wage for the security forces.
Flight cancellations, delays and long waiting times: At eight German airports, travelers must expect serious disruptions to air traffic. The trade union ver.di has called on the private security forces to go on a day-long and almost nationwide warning strike.
At the largest German airport in Frankfurt, no passengers can be processed due to a lack of controls, the operator Fraport said. An emergency service has been set up for emergencies and transfer passengers. In addition, the airports in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn are on strike.
The airports have not yet been able to name an exact number of failures. “We recommend travelers to check the flight status with the airline before driving to the airport,” said a spokeswoman for Stuttgart Airport.
Union wants at least one euro more hourly wage
Ver.di is calling for wages in aviation security services to be increased by at least one euro per hour. Regional adjustments and unified collective bargaining groups could become much more expensive, which, according to employers, would bring up to 40 percent more salary for individual employees.
The security checks are under the supervision of the Federal Police and are largely outsourced to private service providers. Only in Bavaria are inspectors paid according to the collective agreement for the public service and therefore do not go on strike.
Ver.di had already carried out all-day warning strikes at several airports last week, which led to protests at airports and airlines. A fifth round of collective bargaining, which ver.di is conducting with the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies, is scheduled for Thursday.