Traffic in Germany is gradually rolling back after a huge strike

After the 24-hour warning strike by the German trade unions Verdi and EVG, public transport by rail, water and air in Germany is gradually starting again. However, the effects will still be felt on Tuesday.

However, passengers, especially in Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance traffic, should be prepared for train cancellations and delays on Tuesday, a railway spokesman said. It takes several hours for the ICE and IC trains and staff to get to where they are needed. To a lesser extent, there may also be restrictions in regional and S-Bahn traffic.

Things will not get going smoothly again at the airports either. Almost all German commercial airports, except Berlin, were hit on Monday by the joint warning strike of the Verdi trade union and the railway and transport union. There may be longer waiting times on Tuesday, said the spokesman for Germany’s largest airport in Frankfurt.

Passengers should be prepared for any delays in operation, check the status of their flight in a timely manner and allow enough time.

The warning strikes by transport workers in Germany are also affecting air and rail traffic from Switzerland to Germany and back. Swiss canceled 42 flights from Zurich and Geneva to and from Germany on Monday. Other airlines also canceled their flights from Zurich and Geneva, Zurich Airport announced at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency. (sda/dpa)