Start of the summer vacations - planes head south
Numerous passengers take off on vacation from Leipzig and Dresden at the start of the vacations. The sunny destinations in southern Europe are particularly popular.
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Numerous passengers take off on vacation from Leipzig and Dresden at the start of the vacations. The sunny destinations in southern Europe are particularly popular.
The trade union Verdi has called on employees of two Lufthansa subsidiaries in Dresden and Leipzig/Halle to go on a two-day warning strike. Several flights were canceled.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports are not affected by computer problems that have occurred worldwide, while other airports and institutions have been affected by IT disruptions. It is suspected that a bug in a program update from the IT security company Crowdstrike caused the problems.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports recorded an increase in passenger numbers in the first quarter, according to Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.
At Easter, 129 passenger planes will take off from Leipzig/Halle and Dresden to sunny destinations in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and beyond. Around 20,000 travelers are expected.
Flight cancellations due to the Lufthansa cabin crew strike at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports. Connections to and from Munich are affected.
Travelers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports must be prepared for cancellations and delays.
The winter schedule at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports comes into effect next Sunday, with new destinations to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Antalya.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports recorded passenger growth in the first eight months of this year. However, they are still a long way from the figures for 2019.