Frankfurt 15 Jan 2019 - security staff strike - BA customer guidelines
Jan 13, 2019, 8:38 am
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Frankfurt 15 Jan 2019 - security staff strike - BA customer guidelines
There is some discussion in the Lufthansa-etc forum regarding strike action by security staff at FRA proposed for Tuesday 15 January 2019. The airport has now advised people to avoid connecting via Frankfurt. Regulars will know that the layout of FRA means that security checkpoints are big factors in slowing down progress to the gate. Some other airports are also affected Leipzig (LEJ), Dresden (DRS), Erfurt (ERF), Bremen (BRE) and Hannover (HAJ), only the last one has BA services
If you are a BA customer with a 125 ticket, including codeshares, you can now move your flight to alternative dates to avoid 15 January. The dates allowed are 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 January. They aren't allowing refunds on these services, or re-routes, but will have to do so if the flight is cancelled. My guess is that all flights will be scrubbed on Monday afternoon unless there is some developments, and the Monday + Wednesday night stops may be at risk too. The last set of guidelines n this area asked agents not to rebook to DUS since it was suggested they would go on strike, but this current guidelines doesn't mention this, even for HAJ.
If you are a BA customer with a 125 ticket, including codeshares, you can now move your flight to alternative dates to avoid 15 January. The dates allowed are 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 January. They aren't allowing refunds on these services, or re-routes, but will have to do so if the flight is cancelled. My guess is that all flights will be scrubbed on Monday afternoon unless there is some developments, and the Monday + Wednesday night stops may be at risk too. The last set of guidelines n this area asked agents not to rebook to DUS since it was suggested they would go on strike, but this current guidelines doesn't mention this, even for HAJ.
Jan 13, 2019, 11:49 am
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I'm on the 0705 from LCY to FRA tomorrow morning...hopefully everything works out OK for me. Will keep you guys posted!!
Jan 13, 2019, 12:30 pm
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For info : Lufthansa informed all landside to airside security checkpoints will be closed. Only transfer checkpoints to be open. Fraport asked to not come to the airport.
Jan 14, 2019, 3:30 am
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LCY-FRA this morning....all OK and no issues (as expected). I must say that non-EU immigration queues were unusually busy..though I don't think this has anything to do with the strikes...
Jan 14, 2019, 5:18 am
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According to reports at FRA security staff will go on strike between 02:00 to 20:00.
HAM will be a 24 hour strike starting at midnight
MUC will be from 03:30 to 20:00.
HAM will be a 24 hour strike starting at midnight
MUC will be from 03:30 to 20:00.
Jan 14, 2019, 5:22 am
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I'm not sure the MUC strike has been confirmed yet. FRA is definite but I am seeing little in the way of cancellations apart from Lufthansa who have already cancelled over 400 flights. Not sure if this is because there is a chance of the action being scrubbed or if the airlines are not wanting people to reschedule their flights yet.
Jan 14, 2019, 5:25 am
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There is little information but looks like it's going ahead
https://www.munich-airport.com/fligh...transit-240142
https://www.munich-airport.com/fligh...transit-240142
Jan 14, 2019, 5:33 am
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There is little information but looks like it's going ahead
https://www.munich-airport.com/fligh...transit-240142
https://www.munich-airport.com/fligh...transit-240142
Yes, I saw this but interestingly, no flights have been cancelled yet wheras in FRA over 400 have been cancelled from Lufthansa alone. Other carriers, including BA, do not seem to be cancelling just yet, but I for one am happy I do not need to go anywhere until Friday.
Jan 14, 2019, 11:54 am
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All of FRA - LON services are now cancelled, as are two HAM - LHR. HAJ running normally.
However what seems to be happening is that BA is running the flights from UK to Germany, then running the aircraft back home empty. So of the nine services to FRA, 3 are cancelled, the other 6 are currently still working. Only one LHR-HAM service is cancelled.
No changes to DUS as of now.
However what seems to be happening is that BA is running the flights from UK to Germany, then running the aircraft back home empty. So of the nine services to FRA, 3 are cancelled, the other 6 are currently still working. Only one LHR-HAM service is cancelled.
No changes to DUS as of now.