Snow Chaos at Munich Airport Leaves Hundreds of Passengers Trapped on Aircraft Overnight
Lufthansa and Partners Cancel All New York & Boston Flights as US Blizzard Disrupts Trans-Atlantic Schedule
Berlin Plans to Let Asylum Seekers Work After Just Three Months
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Snow Chaos at Munich Airport Forces 500 Passengers to Spend the Night on Board
A severe snowstorm forced Munich Airport to cancel more than 100 flights late Thursday, leaving about 500 passengers confined to five parked aircraft overnight because buses and gates were unavailable. The disruption hit long-haul and regional services and exposed gaps in the hub’s contingency planning under night-flight curfew rules. Firms with travellers on board faced duty-of-care challenges, and pressure is mounting on the airport operator to upgrade winter operations.
Verdi Announces New Wave of Transport Strikes Targeting Autobahn and Hessian Transit
Union ver.di has called 48-hour warning strikes starting Monday that will shut down most urban public transport in Hesse and curtail operations at Autobahn GmbH depots nationwide. The action threatens commuter flows, airport access and freight logistics, underlining the growing labour-relations risks facing corporate mobility programmes in Germany.
Stuttgart 21 Works Will Shut Key Rail Corridor for a Month
From 24 February to 25 March Deutsche Bahn will close the main east-west rail artery north-east of Stuttgart to install ETCS equipment for the Stuttgart 21 project. The shutdown affects S-Bahn, regional and some ICE services, forcing rerouting and bus replacement and likely disrupting business travel to Baden-Württemberg’s economic hub.