A strike is a planned work stoppage by employees to protest working conditions, wages, or policies. In travel, strikes often affect airlines, trains, and public transport, leading to delays, cancellations, and disruptions for passengers.
See the latest news on strikes below.
A nationwide general strike across Portugal on Wednesday brought air travel to a near standstill and shut down much of the country’s public transport, as workers walked out in protest against the government’s proposed labour […]
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Belgium’s three largest trade unions have called a 24-hour nationwide strike for Tuesday, 12 May 2026, forcing Brussels Airport to cancel roughly half of its 650 scheduled departures and putting around 60,000 passengers at risk
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London Underground workers are staging a series of 24-hour strikes between April and June 2026, causing widespread disruption across the network and affecting access to major airports including Heathrow. The industrial action is linked to
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Lufthansa is facing an expanded wave of strikes as pilots walk out across multiple airlines in the group, including Lufthansa, Lufthansa CityLine, Lufthansa Cargo and Eurowings. The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit has announced further strike
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Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as pilots at Lufthansa begin a 48-hour strike, disrupting travel at some of the country’s busiest airports. The walkout, which started shortly after midnight on Monday (April
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A Lufthansa cabin crew strike has forced the cancellation of more than 900 flights across Germany, disrupting travel plans for over 90,000 passengers. The one-day walkout affects operations at major hubs including Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa strike today: 900+ flights cancelled across Germany Read More »
Flights across Italy are expected to face disruption on April 10 as air traffic controllers and aviation staff stage a coordinated strike affecting airports nationwide. The industrial action, involving personnel linked to ENAV and ground
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Air traffic controllers at SAERCO-managed airport towers in Spain plan to begin an indefinite strike from 00:00 on April 17, unions have announced, raising the risk of disruption at 14 airports across the country. The
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Pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine are set to stage a 48-hour strike from March 12 to March 13 after the German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit called the action amid an ongoing dispute over pilot
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German unions have called on Lufthansa staff to stage a full-day strike on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, a move expected to trigger widespread flight cancellations and delays at airports across the country, including northern gateways
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Air New Zealand said on 11 Feb that it had cancelled 46 wide-body long-haul services ahead of a planned two-day strike by its unionised international cabin crew over stalled negotiations, which was reported by Reuters.
Trade union Verdi has announced a series of public transport strikes across major German cities in February, set to disrupt buses, trams and U-Bahn services in Munich and Nuremberg and with further walkouts planned in
Germany Public Transport Strike Alert for February as Verdi Targets Major Cities Read More »
