Sudden chaos at Vienna-Schwechat Airport: After a warning strike was declared among flying staff following a works meeting at Austrian Airlines on Friday, there were frustrated passengers in the afternoon. Marina (30) from Vienna had been waiting to leave since 10:30 a.m. Then it became clear: their plane would no longer take off either.
“I actually wanted to go to New York with my husband for ten days. Maybe also to Washington,” the Viennese desperately tells the “Krone”. The vacation isn’t over yet, but a smooth journey looks different. The couple had already been informed the day before that there would be delays in their flight to Newark. There were vouchers for flight delays. As compensation, they were then offered a catering voucher for seven euros per boarding pass. “But the vouchers didn’t work at all for the selected restaurants. Most of them were also closed,” says the 30-year-old angrily. Flights already canceled Not only for Marina, but also for other Austrian Airlines passengers there will be a wait on Friday. There is already a traffic jam at the gate seats – no one wants to stand anymore. Everyone is waiting anxiously for their departure or at least for more clarity as to whether they are going on vacation or on a business trip today. Over 100 flights have already been canceled. Among other things, a flight to Frankfurt at 1:55 p.m. Several flights are delayed. About Geneva to the “Big Apple” At around 1 p.m. there was more information for Marina and her husband: “We were automatically rebooked.” The couple is supposed to fly to Geneva and can only begin their onward journey on Saturday morning. There will probably only be recovery again in the US metropolis… Check flight status onlineThe AUA asks its customers to check their flight status online. Passengers who have booked through a travel agency should contact them. Currently, early on Friday afternoon, 20 destinations are being checked to see how a flight can still be arranged. The works meeting of the flying staff of Austrian Airlines has decided on a warning strike until 5 p.m. The reason for the strike was the stalled collective agreement negotiations and the “very poor pay” within the Lufthansa Group, according to the chairman of the vida aviation department, Daniel Liebhart.
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