Strike to cancel flights at Frankfurt airport
Source: Agencies |
February 20, 2012, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
A UNION representing ground workers at Germany's Frankfurt airport announced that they will go on strike for 24 hours from today, a move that is set to lead to hundreds of flight cancellations.
The GdF union said yesterday the walkout at continental Europe's second-largest hub will last from 0400 GMT today to the same time tomorrow.
The union is engaged in a dispute with airport operator Fraport over pay and working conditions for some 200 ground workers.
Fraport spokesman Mike Peter Schweitzer said the airport will be able to handle only about 70 percent of the 1,250 scheduled flights for today because of the strike - meaning airlines might have to cancel almost 400 flights.
"There will be delays and cancellations," he acknowledged.
"We are ready for further talks with the union and are willing to compromise. We therefore urge the union to return to the negotiation table," Schweitzer said.
The workers already staged two shorter walkouts Thursday and Friday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights each time. Airlines were still able to operate more than half of their scheduled flights, canceling mostly short and mid-range flights.
The GdF has been locked in a bitter pay dispute with Fraport AG for months.
The GdF union said yesterday the walkout at continental Europe's second-largest hub will last from 0400 GMT today to the same time tomorrow.
The union is engaged in a dispute with airport operator Fraport over pay and working conditions for some 200 ground workers.
Fraport spokesman Mike Peter Schweitzer said the airport will be able to handle only about 70 percent of the 1,250 scheduled flights for today because of the strike - meaning airlines might have to cancel almost 400 flights.
"There will be delays and cancellations," he acknowledged.
"We are ready for further talks with the union and are willing to compromise. We therefore urge the union to return to the negotiation table," Schweitzer said.
The workers already staged two shorter walkouts Thursday and Friday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights each time. Airlines were still able to operate more than half of their scheduled flights, canceling mostly short and mid-range flights.
The GdF has been locked in a bitter pay dispute with Fraport AG for months.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
