Onset of winter - Stranded passengers stuck at Munich Airport
Following the onset of winter at the weekend, hundreds of passengers were stranded at Munich Airport, some of them for several nights. Passengers complained on the X platform on Monday that promised connecting flights had been canceled several times. Munich Airport and Lufthansa confirmed on request in the evening that passengers had spent the night in the terminals, "including some several times", as an airport spokesperson replied. Lufthansa spoke of several hundred passengers who had spent the night at Germany's second-largest airport.
Munich is Germany's second largest airport and an important hub for international air traffic. Apparently, it was mainly international passengers who were stranded, not locals. Some X users had publicly complained about Lufthansa and stated that they had been stuck in Munich for the third day in a row, sometimes without luggage.
Flight operations at Munich Airport were also severely restricted on Monday. " Lufthansa is providing meals and hotel rooms free of charge to passengers whose onward flight is canceled due to the weather situation in Munich," the statement said. Should the contingent of several hundred rooms be fully booked, passengers would have the option of booking a hotel room themselves and the costs would be reimbursed.
"Nevertheless, several hundred passengers are staying overnight in the terminal," the Lufthansa spokeswoman said in the statement. "Either because they don't have a visa to enter the country, or because they are not taking up the offer to book a hotel room."
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- The cold weather that marked the beginning of winter in Bavaria significantly impacted air traffic, leading to numerous flight cancellations at Munich Airport, a vital international hub.
- Despite the challenges, Lufthansa, the major airline operating from Munich Airport, announced that it would provide meals and free hotel rooms to passengers whose connecting flights were affected by the onset of winter.
- Stranded passengers on the X platform voiced their concerns on Monday, highlighting the multiple instances where their promised connecting flights had been canceled.
- Some passengers, including those from different countries, found themselves spending several nights on the airport platform due to the weather-induced disruptions, with a few opting to stay put rather than leaving for hotel accommodations.
Source: www.stern.de
