Cologne/Bonn Airport: Personal bottleneck ensures many flight cancellations!

Cologne/Bonn Airport: Personal bottleneck ensures many flight cancellations!

On May 9, 2025, Cologne/Bonn Airport will be faced with considerable challenges due to an acute personnel. This led to numerous flight cancellations and delays both at the check-in and in the security controls. Current information about the unusual flights this Friday can be viewed on the relevant platforms. Passengers are urgently asked to find out about the status of their flight before their arrival in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. Tonight reports .

The problem is not new. In the past there have been several warning strikes that led to massive effects on flight operations. On March 14, 2024, the Verdi union called for a warning strike that affected all planned flights in Cologne/Bonn. The situation was similar during an unannounced Verdi strike on March 7, 2024, which paralyzed the security control points between 3:30 a.m. and midnight. The freight traffic was largely affected, while passenger flight traffic was less affected. Tonight reports that the situation on March 15, 2024 was normalized again.

New service for passengers

In order to counter the increasing requirements for security controls, Cologne/Bonn Airport is now offering the new "CGNGATOWAY" service. Travelers now have the option of reserving a time window for security control online, from 72 hours before their planned departure. The booking is made via the airport website, especially in the "Flights" section, and is completely free. With this service, the waiting times at the checkpoints are to be significantly reduced. The Cologne/Bonn Airport informed .

With the reservation, passengers receive access to a separate input for security control in Terminal 1. Bookings are possible for fixed time windows every 15 minutes and can be made up to a maximum of one hour before departure. Airport management also plans to set up reserving kiosks in the terminals in order to further promote the use of the new system. An additional service team will be in the terminal to inform about the new opportunities.

passengers should continue to plan enough time for check-in and the luggage task. When using the conventional access to security control, the cancellation of the time booking is requested to maximize the efficiency and user-friendliness of the new system.