Traffic - Traffic jams, special trains, vacation flights: traveling at Christmas time
Before and after Christmas, rail, air and road traffic will be very busy. The ADAC expects traffic jams on many highways and routes to the winter sports resorts in the Alps on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. In Bavaria, the A7 and A8 southbound and the highways around Munich are likely to be particularly congested.
Deutsche Bahn is running 60 additional trains from Thursday until New Year. They will be running on high-demand routes such as Cologne-Frankfurt-Stuttgart-Munich. DB also expects demand to be evenly distributed over the week between the years. The train drivers' union GDL has announced a strike break until January 7.
Munich Airport will also be busy during the Christmas vacations. Between Friday and January 7, a good 11,500 flights are scheduled - almost 1,000 of them to Spain and Italy. On Christmas Eve alone, more than 1400 airport employees will be on duty. The last departure on Christmas Eve will be a Lufthansa plane to Osaka in Japan at 10.50 pm. The last landing is scheduled for 11.10 pm: It is a TAP Portugal plane from Lisbon.
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- To avoid the congested road traffic during the Christmas period, many people opt for vacation flights, particularly to destinations like Spain and Italy.
- Despite the business around Christmas, Deutsche Bahn is enhancing its operations, adding 60 special trains on high-demand routes such as Cologne-Frankfurt-Stuttgart-Munich.
- The needs of air traffic at Munich Airport during the Christmas vacation are considerable, with more than 11,500 scheduled flights between December 23 and January 7.
- The Alps, a popular winter sports destination, expect heavy traffic, leading to potential jams on railways and highways, as predicted by organizations like the ADAC.
- The railroad company, Deutsche Bahn, evenly distributes demand over the holiday week between the years to cater to the anticipated needs of air traffic while adjusting to the strike break announced by the GDL union.
- During the Christmas time, Munich, a well-known city in Bavaria, experiences high air traffic operation, making it essential for passengers to plan their flights and road trips accordingly.
- The operation of high-demand flights during Christmas time, such as vacation flights and transport of freight, necessitates the presence of organizations like the ADAC that assist travelers and ensure safety on special trains and other transport methods.
Source: www.stern.de
