After two years of self-isolation, the Germans are ready to travel the world for the upcoming summer vacation. But this is not the happiest news for German airports. At least that’s the case at Dusseldorf Airport, which faced huge queues and panic among tourists on May 14. Chaos at Dusseldorf Airport, which is the most powerful hub for travel around the world, is becoming the new norm. The most worrying thing for tourism is that it may intensify when the busy summer holiday season begins, eTurboNews reported.
Dusseldorf Airport in Germany is one of the busiest in the country. For the upcoming summer tourist season, his schedule includes 160 destinations. The federal police is responsible for the security of airports in the republic. However, security checks for tourists at the airport have been outsourced to a security company called DSW. But here, too, there is a problem – a shortage of staff.
Just the day before yesterday, the newspaper reported, the DSW announced the lack of eighty security officers at Düsseldorf Lohausen International Airport. The airport management decided to connect a second security company to prevent problems with inspections during the heavy flow of tourists, but inquiries remained unanswered.
Meanwhile, an hour of security control queues means tourists will panic over delays and missed flights departing from the capital, North Rhine-Westphalia. German airports are also in dire need of staff. In Frankfurt, Lufthansa was forced to cancel meals on most flights, leaving only apples as food for some business class passengers.
According to kitchen workers, the problem is not in them – the staff is doing well. The “weak link” is the staff shortage in the aviation sector.
In particular, there is a shortage of staff at reception. Hence the long queues of tourists at the airport and their dissatisfaction with the quality of service. However, so far there is no solution to the problem.
From time to time, there are still reports of clashes between passengers, which are repulsed by insolent colleagues – all in order to protect their place in the queue for check-in. According to the publication, such incidents are becoming the new norm. The German Federal Police does not even send security personnel to respond to such conflicts.