Vacationers are not spared from strikes in July either. Work stoppages are pending in several countries of travel. And travelers in Germany should also expect strikes.

strikes in germany

In Lufthansa it can be in July Strikes at Lufthansa come. In 2022, Lufthansa had agreed with the Vereinigung Cockpit union that until the end of June 2023 no strikes This agreement expired at the end of June 2023. No agreement is yet in sight in the collective bargaining dispute.

strikes in italy

In Italy, vacationers have to Strikes on the railways and in air transport place. This reports, among other things, “rai news“.

Employees of the Trenitalia railway company and Italo staff plan to stop work on Thursday, July 13, from 3 am to 3 pm. Long-distance traffic is said to be particularly affected by this, and Frecce, intercity and regional trains may be canceled in whole or in part. Originally, the strike was supposed to last until 2 am Friday morning. Italy’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini limited the work stoppage to 12 hours.

And Italy’s air traffic controllers are resting too: On Saturday, July 15, employees of Italy’s largest air traffic control company, ENAV, will go on strike for 24 hours. In addition, there are said to be strikes by check-in staff at airports from around 10 am to 6 pm Around 1,000 flights and more than 250,000 passengers could be affected: connections to and from Germany have already been cancelled. Therefore, travelers should always check the status of their flights with their airline beforehand.

In addition, Malta Air pilots, who operate Ryanair flights in Italy, will also stop work on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ryanair warns of cancellations and restrictions to and from Italy. And at Vueling too, the pilots and flight attendants are called to strike from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The strikes fall in the middle of the Christmas season.

strikes in britain

In it London Gatwick Airport about 1,000 union employees want in the middle of the Christmas season Bind stop working and strike for higher wages; among other things, baggage handling and check-in staff are said to be affected. The strikes are scheduled from July 28 to August 1 and from August 4 to 8. According to Unite, the strike will in any case cause interruptions in the flow of air traffic.

Who with the train for that United Kingdom If you want to travel, you should allow more time than usual. The drivers of the Aslef union want to go on strike for the next six months. The RMT union also resigned in July three day rail strike in, as “The Guardiansinformed. According to this, the members of the RMT would stop working on July 20, 22 and 29 and could thus paralyze the “national rail network”.

In London could many at the end of july the subway stops. The Railway, Maritime and Transport union has according to the Independent announced that the subway staff will be on strike from Sunday July 23 to Friday July 28. According to the newspaper, the strike is a reaction to planned cuts of some 600 jobs on the London Underground.

In it heathrow airport Travelers can breathe a sigh of relief: the big strike by security personnel, which was supposed to last 31 days until August 27, has been called off. High BBC the union and the airport were able to agree on a wage increase.

strikes in sweden

The Swedish Transport Workers Union has announced safety strikes on July 3 Bromma Stockholm, Gothenburg-Landvetter and Malmo airports Announced. The security staff wants to stop working. The union has announced new strikes at both airports for July 7, 10 and 14. There will be a 24-hour strike at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on July 5 and 12 starting at 7:00 p.m.

The airport website advises passengers not to fly from Bromma Stockholm and Gothenburg-Landvetter on July 3, 7, 10 and 14.

Strikes in Belgium

In Belgium, Ryanair pilots will stop working on July 15 and 16. The background to this is Ryanair’s plans to reduce pilot days off. The strike is also intended to reinforce demands for higher wages. He reports that Belgian broadcaster VRT.

For this reason, 120 flights are canceled at Brussels Charleroi airport, 62 of them on Saturday and 58 on Sunday. Ryanair does not offer any flights to Germany from the airport.

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