Travelers to Germany are having a tough day today. The country is facing a major strike on railways, regional transport, airports and ports. Unions Verdi and EVG are therefore trying to strengthen their demands for a steeper wage increase for the 2.5 million workers they represent. The Dutch could also be affected by the actions.
Air traffic to and from almost all airports in Germany will be affected by the strike starting at midnight. Scheduled flights from Schiphol to Frankfurt were almost all canceled on Monday. Düsseldorf airport, where many Dutch holidaymakers also board, warns of the disruption of “many flights”. Munich airport has been flat since Sunday morning.
EVG called, among other things, to put the approximately 230,000 employees of the railway company Deutsche Bahn to work. In addition, regional rail connections have also stopped in many regions, including the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony bordering the Netherlands.
International trains
As a result, international trains between the Netherlands and Germany will not operate on Monday, NS reported. At regional carrier Arriva, train journeys between Bad Nieuweschans in Groningen and Weener, just across the German border, are cancelled.
The strike also threatens chaos on the highways, as many people who normally commute to work by public transport now travel by car. This can lead to more traffic jams. In addition, the unions have also called the state-owned company that maintains and manages the roads to action. The Verdi union has already mentioned blocking the galleries, for example.
Ten states relaxed rules for trucks this weekend. They were allowed to drive all day this Sunday, while this is normally prohibited on that day between 12:00 and 22:00. The transport companies had insisted on this because they feared major logistical problems due to the massive strike on Monday.
Source: BNR
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