Belgium’s 24-Hour General Strike Halts All Departures From Brussels Airports – Czech Companies Scramble to Re-Route Travellers
Europe-Wide Airline Strikes Cause 2,000+ Flight Delays; Czechs Connecting via Germany and Switzerland Hit Hard
Prague Airport Warns of Cancellations as Middle-East Airspace Crisis Ripples Across Europe
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Lufthansa Pilots Call 48-Hour Strike for 12–13 March; Czech Travellers Urged to Re-Route
Lufthansa’s cockpit union will strike for 48 hours on 12–13 March, forcing mass cancellations at Frankfurt and Munich – hubs heavily used by Czech business travellers. The airline will operate about 60 % of long-haul flights and over half its total schedule, but many feeder flights from Prague risk cancellation. Affected passengers are entitled to re-routing and EU261 compensation; companies are diverting staff via Vienna and Zurich to keep trips on track.
Bundestag Vote Looms on Prague–Dresden ‘Century Tunnel’ that Would Halve Rail Times
Germany’s transport ministry has submitted the Czech–German treaty for the 30-km Krušnohorský rail tunnel to the Bundestag. Approval would clear the way for construction of a high-speed line that will cut Prague–Dresden trips to one hour and Prague–Berlin to two. The project could transform cross-border business travel and freight flows, but still faces financing, environmental and scheduling hurdles.
Rail Works Between Studénka and Ostrava-Svinov Trigger Bus Replacements from 11 March
From 11 to 26 March, Czech Railways is replacing several trains with buses and retiming others on the Studénka–Ostrava-Svinov corridor because of track works. The disruption affects commuters, airport links and some long-distance connections, with travellers urged to verify schedules via the Můj Vlak app. The upgrade forms part of a broader CZK 1.2 billion project to boost speeds and install ETCS signalling.