Air Traffic Controllers’ Strike Starts in Spain
A weekly strike of air traffic controllers in Spain began on Monday, January 30, 2023, as 162 workers walked off the job.
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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.
Strike at Dusseldorf Airport Forces Flight Cancellations
Days after the Berlin Airport strike that forces the airport’s closure to commercial flights, today, dozens of flights were canceled at Germany’s Dusseldorf airport due to a fresh strike by ground personnel.
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Strike Forces Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to Cancel All Flights
Germany’s Berlin-Brandenburg airport canceled all flights on Wednesday as ground staff began a full-day walkout due to an ongoing dispute over pay and work conditions.
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UK Train Drivers to Go on Strike beginning of February 2023
Train drivers in Britain are set to hold fresh strikes next month after rejecting an “unacceptable” pay offer.
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UK Railway Workers’ Strike to Continue
Railway workers on Wednesday, Jan. 4 gathered at picket lines across the UK as tens of thousands of members of the country’s biggest rail union continues the strike on the second day.
UK Starts 2023 with More Strikes, Causing Travel Chaos
Various sectors in the UK will see more disruption in early 2023, particularly transportation, as pay disputes continue to fuel labor strikes.
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Possible Christmas Rail Strike in France
A strike by inspectors at French rail operator SNCF is threatening to spoil the Christmas weekend for the French, with only two out of three trains expected to be in service.
French Weekend Railway Strike
French national railway operator SNCF faces disruption during the weekend after train controllers began a strike on Friday, including on the country’s high-speed lines.
3-Day Strike at Eurowings Germany
The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called on its members at Eurowings Germany to strike for three days. The German airline is forced to cancel hundreds of flights.
Brits Face Biggest Rail Strike for Decades This Week
Thousands of railway workers in the UK went on strike Saturday, October 1st, and it is not over yet.
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Lufthansa Strike Grounds Hundreds of Flights in Germany
A pilots’ strike has forced German air carrier Lufthansa to cancel nearly 800 flights on Friday, affecting around 130,000 passengers.
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Lufthansa Pilots to Strike on Friday, Sept. 2
German air carrier Lufthansa’s pilots will go on a 24-hour strike on Friday over an ongoing pay dispute with the company.