strikes

What was for years the pride of Germany, the social consensus, seems to have become a thing of the past. Germany is once again preparing for strikes, barely a week after the last ones in the transport sector. At Lufthansa, the cabin crew union has called a strike...

It is now Brussels Airlines' turn to experience a three-day strike by its cabin crew. The strike began on 28 February and will last until 1 March. However, the impact is relatively minor. According to a spokesman for the Belgian airline, only 20% of flights are affected. Passengers are being re-routed...

It's getting a bit tiresome for passengers travelling on Lufthansa and its subsidiaries in Germany. The Verdi union has called a warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff for just over a day on Tuesday 20 February. The strike is expected to bring air transport to an even greater standstill than in the past...

Another warning strike by the Verdi union in Germany. This time it will affect Lufthansa ground staff at five German airports - and not the least. The hubs affected include Frankfurt and Munich, as well as Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. For Verdi, the proposals put forward by Lufthansa's...

The respite in German transport was short-lived. No sooner had the strike at Deutsche Bahn ended on Monday evening than other branches began to strike. The VERDI union has announced a strike at German airports on 1 February. The strike will affect virtually every airport in the country. In...

So Germany, the UK and France do not have a monopoly on strikes affecting business travel. Finland will also be affected this week, on 1 and 2 February to be precise. In all, no fewer than 550 flights will be cancelled during these two days of action. Insofar as Finnair provides...

The latest strike action on German trains, two weeks after the previous one, is taking place against a backdrop of extremely tense social conditions. Deutsche Bahn is in open conflict with the GDL (Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer) union, which is calling on its members to go on strike from 24 January. The strike is due to end...

The ASLEF union is behind the call for strike action by train drivers. The strike is due to start on 30 January and run until 5 February. At issue: a pay dispute with the government and British rail companies. The latter will be affected in turn during this period...

Deutsche Bahn had hoped for a last-minute miracle following the announcement of a general train strike from 10 to 12 January by the GDL railway workers' union. DB had twice appealed to the Labour Court (Arbeitsgericht) in Frankfurt to prevent the strike. The court rejected Deutsche Bahn's injunction to...

French skies will be disrupted on Monday 20 November due to a strike notice issued by several air traffic controllers' unions. As a result, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to reduce their flight schedules by 25% at Paris-Orly and Toulouse-Blagnac and by 20% at Bordeaux-Mérignac airports...

Meeting as an inter-union group at the end of August, the eight main French trade unions announced their intention to make Friday 13 October a day of action on pay, gender equality and environmental protection. This cross-industry strike action is likely to cause a great deal of disruption in French skies between Thursday evening and Saturday...

The start of the new school year is just around the corner, and with it strike action in French skies, scheduled for Friday 15 September. Advance notice has just been given by the Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien (SNCTA). The union's national committee met by videoconference on 23 August, and "calls on all air traffic controllers to...

With another day of strikes against pension reform scheduled for Tuesday 6 June, business travel in France is likely to be only slightly disrupted, with the exception of air travel. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to reduce the number of flights on many platforms....

Strikes had an impact on air traffic levels in France in the first quarter. Admittedly, the latter remains positive, with travel demand extremely strong. However, it has lost some of its strength compared with the initial forecast trajectory. According to ADP Group statistics, traffic at the two Paris hubs, Roissy CDG and...

Between two strikes over pensions in France, here's another strike looming for mid-spring. This time it involves the low-cost carrier Vueling, a subsidiary of the IAG group (British Airways/Iberia). The union representing flight crews based in France has called a strike for at least three days...

With another day of general strikes against pension reform - the tenth - scheduled for Thursday 6 April, business travel in France is likely to be disrupted, but to a lesser extent than during previous strikes. As far as air travel is concerned, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) is not forecasting any disruption...

With another day of general protests against pension reform - the tenth - scheduled for Thursday 6 April, business travel in France is likely to be disrupted throughout the week. Not least in the skies, where the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to...

With another day of general protests against pension reform - the tenth - scheduled for Tuesday 28 March, business travel in France is likely to be disrupted throughout the week. Not least in the skies, where the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to...

Good news for Paris metro users: RATP operations should be running normally - on the whole - on 24 March. The signs are green for the metro, bus and tram networks. Only RER lines A and B will be affected on Friday 24 March. RATP expects 3...

On Monday 27 March, Germany is preparing for a total strike across all transport services. The strike will affect trains, airports and even motorway companies. It's a situation reminiscent of what's happening in France, and one that the German Airports Association (ADV) is quick to point out, with talk of an escalation in the...