Weather - 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 still severely restricted
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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- Due to the weather conditions during the weekend, which marked the onset of winter, many international passengers found themselves stranded at Bavaria's prominent airport, Munich, known for its significant role in international air traffic.
- Despite Lufthansa's efforts to provide free meals and hotel rooms for passengers whose connecting flights were canceled due to the adverse weather, several hundred of them chose to stay overnight in the terminals.
- Some passengers even stayed for three consecutive nights in Munich Airport, expressing their frustration on the X platform, criticizing Lufthansa for the frequent cancellations of their flights.
- Despite the challenging weather situations, air traffic in Munich continued to be significantly affected, with many flights facing cancellations, causing a massive disruption in travel plans for numerous passengers.
- Unfortunate circumstances forced some passengers to stay overnight at Munich Airport because they lacked a visa to enter the country or simply declined Lufthansa's offer to book a hotel room, preferring to stay in the terminal instead.
Source: www.stern.de
