BER airport strikes?
 

I know there were some strikes at BER recently. And the day before yesterday I was hit by one such strike myself, returning home to BER and having to fly a day later.

I plan to take part in a group tour in Turkmenistan at the end of May. My preferred airport would be BER because I can sleep cheaply at the terminal. I'm worried though that I might be hit with another strike and hence lose a day. Alternative would be HAM, which would require a 15 minute walk to the airport with luggage and a metabolic muscle condition, and a shorter night. Flying with Turkish.

Would you take the risk or book HAM? Flight prices and flight times are about the same.

In my opinion the risk for a strike at BER or HAM is the same.
It depends which union will strike and if you are unlucky it will be at BER and HAM at the same time.
I think it is impossible to predict the outcome.

How long in advance do unions have to announce strike dates?

In the UK for example they have to give 14 days.

Afaik there is no defined advance notice period in Germany. Quite often a strike is communicated one or two days before... so it could be within a few days.

Only indirectly on-topic; Mod, feel free to delete!

Fifty years ago, when I was living in West Germany, strikes were extremely rare. Today, at least in the air and rail travel industries, they are more common than the number of strikes in Greece and Italy added together! How correct was Bob Dylan in foreseeing the future when he wrote "Times They Are a-Changin" almost 63 years ago! ;) :p

Arriving in BER tomorrow, will keep an ear out for any strikes...