US EditionBerlin Airport to Halt All Flights Amid Verdi Strike
Verdi union demands a 6% wage increase and an extra day off, prompting a full-day strike that cancels about 445 flights and affects 57,000 passengers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
- On Wednesday, Verdi union will stage a full-day warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, suspending all scheduled passenger flights at Germany's major air travel hub.
- Rejecting an employer offer of 1% annual increases until 2028, Verdi negotiators are demanding a 6% pay rise or at least €250 more monthly for approximately 2,000 employees.
- Approximately 445 flights and around 57,000 passengers face disruption on the day. The airport advised travelers to "contact your airline or tour operator for information on rebooking and alternative travel options."
- Airport CEO Aletta von Massenbach called the strike "disproportionate, especially in a situation that is already very tense due to the war in Iran," while Verdi chief negotiator Holger Roessler said the employer offer was "not a serious offer but a provocation."
- The next round of negotiations is scheduled for March 25, with Massenbach expressing confidence that "an agreement will be reached" to resolve the ongoing wage dispute.
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Flights at Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BER) will be completely suspended on Wednesday due to a heated wage dispute and a planned strike by employees. According to the operator, the strike will affect 445 flights and approximately 57,000 passengers. A total of 2,000 employees are on strike.
All flights cancelled on Wednesday: Strike at Berlin Airport
No aircraft will take off or land at Berlin Airport on Wednesday, as the Verdi union has called on employees to go on strike. All 445 planned flights will have to be cancelled, affecting 57,000 passengers, according to BER management.
The trade union Verdi calls on 2000 employees of the airport to the industrial struggle. The BER criticizes the strike as disproportionate, "just in a situation already very tense by the Iran war".
The international airport Berlin-Brandenburg (i.e. IATA code: BER) announced that no flights will take place on Wednesday night, due to a strike announced by the Verdi Union, the AFP and Dpa, the city of Agerpres.
Following the announcement of a warning strike by the Ver.di trade union, the capital airport BER will completely cease passenger operations on Wednesday. According to the operator, 445 departures and landings and about 57,000 passengers are affected.
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