Travel Alert: Air Traffic Controllers Union Strike Continues in Frankfurt
Monday, February 20, 2012
Ground crew workers at Frankfurt’s main airport (FRA) have extended their ongoing strike for another 24 hours until February 22. This is the second time in as many days that GdF, the trade union representing the workers, has extended the labor action.
The strike has caused significant flight cancellations at FRA — Europe’s third busiest airport. The vast majority of these have been from Germany’s flag-carrier Lufthansa (LH). The strike at FRA grounded a total of 352 fights over February 16-17, the first two days of the walk-out. The initial one-day extension of the strike from Februrary 19-20, forced Lufthansa to cancel another 200 flights For more information, read news coverage.