{"id":4267,"date":"2026-03-18T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:17:31","slug":"major-european-airport-cancels-all-flights-with-60000-passengers-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4267","title":{"rendered":"Major European airport cancels all flights with 60,000 passengers affected"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A major European airport has ground to halt after cancelling all its flights with around 60,000 passengers being affected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This comes as part of a ‘warning strike’ which will see union actions cancel all 445 flights leaving 57,000 people without flights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Currently Berlin Brandenburg Airport is the number one most disrupted airport in the world, as per Flightradar24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The flight-tracking site posted on X: “Due to a warning strike, all commercial flights to and from Berlin Brandenburg Airport today have been cancelled. More than 440 departures and arrivals and close to 60,000 passengers will be affected.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Berlin Brandenburg is Germany’s third busiest airport after Frankfurt and Munich.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The airport sees around 25.5 million people each year, with 57,000 to be affected today according to BER management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Strike action to take place all day<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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The strike is active from 05:00 until 23:59 on Wednesday, 18 March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trade union ver.di called on the employees of Berlin Brandenburg Airport to go on a warning strike with union and the airport falling to agree on a satisfactory pay rise. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The BER management has criticised the planned strike by around 2,000 employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aletta von Massenbach, Chairwoman of the Airport Company’s Management Board said: “We consider a warning strike to be disproportionate, especially in a situation that is already very tense due to the war in Iran.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What can those affected do<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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Affected passengers have been told to contact their airline for information on rebooking and alternative travel options, according to an official announcement from BER Airport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, airlines have been told they must inform travellers about the cancellations if they are affected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the case of flights not booked through the airlines, such as package holiday, the respective tour operator is responsible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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