【Reuters】German airport group warns of 'massive disruptions'

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2月15日，德国汉莎航空发言人表示，汉莎集团的所有航班已经停飞。汉莎航空此前称，因系统问题导致大量航班取消。但这可能只是前奏。据路透社消息，计划于周五在德国七个机场举行的罢工将导致“大规模中断”。德国工会威尔第周三呼吁法兰克福、慕尼黑、斯图加特、汉堡、多特蒙德、汉诺威和不来梅机场的工人进行24小时罢工，称集体谈判努力没有取得什么进展。“因此，2023年2月17日星期五，空中交通将出现大规模中断，”法兰克福机场的运营商法兰克福机场公司(FRAG.DE)表示，该机场在2022年接待了超过4800万名乘客。它在一份声明中补充说，因此所有允许全面飞行运营的功能都将在机场暂停，并敦促旅客当天避开机场。据Verdi称，罢工预计将重点影响国内旅行，该公司表示已就罢工发出提前警告，以便乘客可以找到其他选择。

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【Para.1】Strikes planned at seven German airports for Friday will lead to "massive disruptions", the operator of the country's largest airport, in Frankfurt, warned on Wednesday, setting the stage for another day of travel chaos caused by wage disputes. German trade union Verdi on Wednesday called on workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to go on a 24-hour strike, saying collective bargaining efforts had made little progress.

【Para.2】"On Friday, February 17, 2023, there will therefore be massive disruptions to air traffic," said Fraport (FRAG.DE), the operator of Frankfurt airport, which counted more than 48 million passengers in 2022.

【Para.3】It urged travellers to avoid the airport that day. The strike is expected to affect domestic travel in particular, according to Verdi, which said it had given advance warning about the strike so passengers could find alternatives.

【Para.4】The walkout also coincides with the start of the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC), which brings hundreds of delegates to the Bavarian capital, including several global leaders.

【Para.5】Munich airport, Germany's second-biggest, said there would be no regular passenger flights on Friday but special flights, including those for the MSC would not be affected.

【Para.6】However, an MSC spokesperson said the strike would have an effect on the conference schedule, adding that organisers were in close contact with all parties to minimise the impact.

【Para.7】The union is currently in negotiations for three groups of workers: ground service staff, public sector officials and aviation security workers.

【Para.8】"There is still a catastrophic shortage of workers in ground services - this was clearly felt by travellers last summer," Verdi board member Christine Behle said in a statement.

 【Para.9】Airlines across Europe have faced labour strife since last year as the rapid recovery in tourism led to staff shortages and soaring inflation prompted employees to demand higher wages.

【Para.10】The new year brought with it fresh action in Germany as a walkout organised by Verdi at Berlin airport, which is not directly affected by Friday's strike, led to the cancellation of all flights on Jan. 25.

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