WJCL 22 News reporter gives update from Germany amid airline labor strike
The strike has emerged as a major cause of widespread cancellations affecting destinations across Europe and beyond.
This is Sabrina Lee reporting from the Colombon International Airport in Germany, where an ongoing labor strike has crippled Lufthansa Airlines. I’m here at Terminal 1 at the Lufthansa check-in desk, as you can see behind me there are people, but that desk has been assigned to other airlines. Now I’m going to bring you over to the schedule board right over here where you can see. That there are no flights going out for Lufthansa. There is *** 105 to Munich, and I was actually supposed to be on that flight. It has since been canceled, but I have been rebooked. We have resolved the situation. Now that ongoing labor strike has led to the cancellation of over 950 flights and nearly 3. Delays. Now the strike is one of the reasons, the main reason for the widespread cancellations across Europe and other international destinations, but jet fuel prices and supply have also been cited due to the ongoing Iran war. Reporting from Colombo International Airport, Sabrina Lee, WJCL 22 News.
WJCL 22 News reporter gives update from Germany amid airline labor strike
The strike has emerged as a major cause of widespread cancellations affecting destinations across Europe and beyond.
Updated: 2:21 PM EDT Apr 20, 2026
A labor strike has crippled Lufthansa operations at Cologne Bonn International Airport, part of broader disruptions that have canceled more than 950 flights and delayed nearly 300 others across Europe.Reporting from Terminal 1 on Sunday, WJCL 22 News’ Sabrina Lee said Lufthansa’s check-in area had been reassigned to other airlines and the departure board showed no outbound service. A flight to Munich she had been scheduled to take was canceled, though she said she was later rebooked.The strike has emerged as a major cause of widespread cancellations affecting destinations across Europe and beyond.TRENDING STORIES’Crush Reloaded’ brings students to Tybee Island amid heavier patrols, lighter crowds4 Georgia State Patrol employees fired after investigation into personal injury claimsWho is running for Georgia governor in 2026? The full list of candidates
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A labor strike has crippled Lufthansa operations at Cologne Bonn International Airport, part of broader disruptions that have canceled more than 950 flights and delayed nearly 300 others across Europe.
Reporting from Terminal 1 on Sunday, WJCL 22 News’ Sabrina Lee said Lufthansa’s check-in area had been reassigned to other airlines and the departure board showed no outbound service. A flight to Munich she had been scheduled to take was canceled, though she said she was later rebooked.
The strike has emerged as a major cause of widespread cancellations affecting destinations across Europe and beyond.
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