Cologne/Bonn Airport: pure chaos! 300 meter long lines
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Total chaos at check-in – travelers report 300-meter-long queues
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Total chaos at Cologne/Bonn Airport!
May 11th is on Cologne/Bonn Airport It came to total chaos, as reported by the “Rheinische Post”. Long queues had formed in front of the security checkpoints.
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Chaos at the controls
And that angered some passengers, who vented their anger on Twitter. For example, one woman wrote that the airport “increased the thrill for the passengers” was competing with Berlin’s public transport company. Numerous passengers were plagued by the fear of not catching their flight. There was a similar scenario last week.
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This is Cologne/Bonn Airport:
- Cologne/Bonn “Konrad Adenauer” Airport is an international airport
- based on passenger numbers ranks 7th in Germany in 2019
- the airport is the base of the airline Eurowings and the hub of the cargo airlines UPS Airlines and FedEx
- In 2020, the airport was clearly voted the third best regional airport in the world in a survey of 13.5 million people
- In the category “World’s Top 100 Airports”, the airport is among the top 30 worldwide in 2020
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Meckenheim entrepreneur Stefan Pohl was also stunned by the situation. He had an immediate business appointment that day. “There was a line over 300 meters long with hundreds of people waiting in front of the security checkpoint at the airport,” says Pohl. When asked what the problem was, a police officer replied: “Lack of staff and technical problems at the security checkpoints.” Ultimately, Pohl missed his plane and now wants to involve his lawyer.
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Federal Police responsible for the area
According to a press spokesman for the airport, it was “a personnel matter at the security check”. Another spokesman stated that the security checks fell under the jurisdiction of the federal police – but of course you look at the reasons anyway.
The federal police have not yet been able to provide any information on the cause. “It’s a relatively complex issue with many factors at play,” said a spokesman for the “Ruhr newsquoted.
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Further news Cologne/Bonn Airport:
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Cologne/Bonn Airport has apologized
There may be a particularly high number of flights, flight diversions or absences from the security service provider due to illness. Cologne/Bonn Airport has since apologized on Twitter. (see.)