Monday’s transport stoppages include workers at airports, railways, buses and metro lines
German commuters face serious disruption on Monday as transport staff across the country staged a strike to push for wage rises in the face of brisk inflation.
To prevent supply gaps, the transport minister, Volker Wissing, ordered states to lift restrictions on truck deliveries on Sunday, while asking airports to allow late-night takeoffs and landings “so stranded passengers can reach their destinations”. In anticipation of Monday’s strike, the state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn suspended all long-distance trains for the day. Regional and local connections in seven out of Germany’s 16 federal states also came to a standstill.Photograph: Sina Schuldt/AP
Planes remained grounded at every big German international airport except for Berlin’s Brandenburg airport, where inner-European flights took off with minor delays on Monday morning. Like many other countries, Germany is struggling with high inflation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent food and energy costs soaring.
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