Chaos hits Berlin Brandenburg Airport as a massive strike slams the brakes on all operations today. A total of 445 flights have been cancelled, leaving 57,000 passengers, including thousands of Brits, stranded and stranded!
Strike Storm Shuts Down Flights
The disruption is the result of a strike by Verdi service workers demanding higher wages. Around 2,000 airport staff have walked out, forcing every arriving and departing flight to be grounded. Berlin Brandenburg, a key German hub, has come to a grinding halt as airlines scramble to react.
UK Flights Among Those Hit
- British Airways, easyJet, and Ryanair hardest hit
- Flights cancelled from London Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton, Stansted
- Flights affected from Manchester, Bristol, and Edinburgh too
Some of the affected UK departures include:
- 9:50am easyJet from London Luton
- 10:05am British Airways from Heathrow
- 10:25am Ryanair from Stansted
- 11:15am easyJet from Gatwick
- 8:10pm easyJet from Edinburgh
- 8:50pm easyJet from Manchester
- 9:10pm Ryanair from Stansted
- Several more flights throughout the day
Passengers should check with airlines for refunds or rebooking. The airport said, “No scheduled passenger flights will be possible today.”
More Mid-March Mayhem Looms
The strike could extend with a key negotiation set for March 25. Berlin airport boss Aletta von Massenbach called the strike “disproportionate,” especially amid international tensions sparked by the Iran conflict.
This chaos follows other recent airline headaches:
- Lufthansa cancelled 600 flights over a two-day strike earlier this month
- British Airways slashed all Dubai flights until June due to Iran crisis
- Air New Zealand axed 1,000 flights amid soaring fuel costs
With Europe’s skies already turbulent, travellers brace for further disruptions in the weeks ahead.