Over 100 flights cancelled in Switzerland due to strikes in Germany

Since midnight, employees from the public sector of airport operators, ground handling services and aviation security have been on strike in various wage disputes, a spokesperson for the union confirmed to the German Press Agency (DPA). Keystone-SDA

Due to strikes at airports in Germany, 66 flights were cancelled at Zurich airport on Monday. From Geneva, all 14 flights heading to Germany were cancelled, according to the Geneva airport website.

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In all, 34 arrivals and 32 departures have been cancelled in Zurich, an airport spokesperson told Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. The airlines concerned are SWISS, Easyjet, Eurowings and Lufthansa. Flights were scheduled to depart from, or arrive in, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover.

At the EuroAirport in Basel, 10 departures and 11 arrivals were cancelled on Monday, according to the airport website.

Most flights were cancelled 24 hours in advance. Passengers have been advised by the airlines not to travel to the airport. The Zurich airport advises passengers to check the status of their flight in advance.

Adapted from French with DeepL/gw

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