Germany Faces More Travel Chaos Amid Rail, Airline Staff Strikes
- Train driver union announced sixth walkout during wage dispute
- Europe’s biggest economy hit by next wave of travel disruption
Lufthansa aircraft on the tarmac during a strike by workers at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 7.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/BloombergGermany braced for another wave of travel disruptions after unions representing Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s cabin crew and train drivers announced more walkouts, adding to a string of travel chaos that hit Europe’s largest economy over the past months.
The small but influential train driver union GDL plans strikes affecting Deutsche Bahn AG’s cargo trains from late Monday until Tuesday evening and passenger trains on Tuesday until early Wednesday, according to a statement published late Sunday on its website.