Lufthansa Ground Staff Strike to Disrupt Major German Airports on Tuesday

Travelers can expect disruptions at several major German airports on Tuesday as ground staff at Lufthansa strike amid contract negotiations with the German carrier.

The strike, which starts at 4 a.m. local time on Tuesday and runs through 7 a.m. Wednesday will impact travelers at Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart airports. Verdi, the union that represents those workers, is calling the move on Tuesday a “warning strike” as it continues to push for higher salary increases for its 12,000 Lufthansa ground worker members.

Lufthansa is reaching out to all passengers affected by the strike either via email or the app. It is allowing flights to be rebooked free of charge or converted into a rail voucher if it is a domestic flight within Germany.

It is also telling all travelers to only go to the airport if their flight has not been canceled, as rebooking desks at those airports will not be staffed with workers striking.

The strike is the second major strike from Verdi members in February alone—the other, which happened earlier in February, caused the cancellation of 900 flights, impacting 100,000 passengers. Similar disruptions are expected on Tuesday.