Endless container chaos / Cancelled flights, port strikes further reduce transport capacity / Is the German holiday ban on lorries finally sending drivers around the bend?
Things are currently going haywire at a variety of European airports. With shambolic conditions already irritating UK travellers, German carrier Lufthansa alone has already cancelled more than 3,000 flights scheduled for the summer holiday season. Admittedly, many of these flights are of the domestic German variety, ones hopping between Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, but the announcements have caused displeasure beyond the vacation faction: fewer flights also means less capacity for the... (30.06.2022)