European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 26 wednesday May 6,1992many flights rerouted past German Frankfurt Airport shut Down Frankfurt Germany a the German Public workers strike worsened tuesday As walkouts forced the closure of Frankfurt International Airport the busiest in Continental Europe. The shutdown had the biggest single Impact in the walkouts that started april 27. Frankfurt is the Crossroads for airline passengers and freight from around the world. Many flights intended for Frankfurt were rerouted to other european airports including those in Britain Switzerland and the Netherlands. British airways in London said it cancelled almost 40 flights to Germany. Austrian airlines also cancelled flights to Germany. An evening flight to Munich Germany was rerouted to Salzburg Austria with passengers to our readers the continuing strikes in Germany will affect delivery of the stars and stripes for readers in England Italy Spain and Turkey the newspaper s circulation manager Jim Wysocki said tuesday. The papers which Are normally flown daily from Frankfort International Airport Are being trucked from the printing Plant in Griesheim Germany to Brussels Belgium and then flown to destinations in England Italy Spain and taken by bus to Munich the airline said. Bustling with tens of thousands of passengers on Normal Days Frankfurt Airport had Only Small groups of frustrated would be travellers tuesday. A we drove 2vz hours to get Here from ans Bach a said . Army sgt. Maj. William c. Bryantjr. Of Elpaso Texas. His wife Angela had a ticket to Fly Back to Alabama on Delta air lines. A a we la just have to Call her parents and Tell them she wont be arriving a Bryant said. Leaders of Germany a Public sector unions have gradually widened the scope of the walkouts causing major disruptions in transport see Airport on Page 2 llt1.rt sfutt6ar am null 1 Erpf k0penha6-Annulliert Bruessel annual t let Iju Goh Ahnell t Ert a a .1 a a a. It _ii1_ m y i in Annulli Ert it i a Quot to annul l i or t. .s.x. A a a. A a. 1 ,1 n i 7 7 a annual Cert Unz Jfe full jetty i l i Ert Kyj Lluri Turkey Wysocki said. A because of this shipment via Brussels our papers will be delivered later in the Day than usual a Wysocki said. A those individuals receiving morning or Early afternoon delivery might have to wait until later in the Day for the newspaper. _ a your readers should know we re making every Effort to get them their newspaper As soon As possible each Day a Wysocki added. A a disappointed passenger at Frankfort Airport sits in front of the information display indicating a Dannull Lerty a cancelled a flights., v11-# a Hamburg nth. / Berlin it Hannover Germany j Dusseldorf k Cologne Bonn France 100 me 4 Frankfurt Nurnberg czech. It a Munich it Austria Swit germans strike work stoppages by Public workers Are disrupting air traffic at Germany s major cities. Union offic Isis Carlod a strike tuesday at Frankfurt Airport the busiest airline Hub in Continental Europe and also at airports in Dis Saldoff Hamburg Berlin Munich Cologne Bonn. Hannover and Nomberg. Raise demanded by unions i 9.5% the  a met offer 4,7% Tampt  april 4.9% a outbound americans feel effect of walkouts by Vince Crawley staff writer Frankfurt Germany Jeffrey Adams is getting out of the army and hoped tuesday would be his last Day in Europe. Instead the worst Public workers strike in postwar German history left the Corporal stranded overnight at an Airport lounge with his wife their baby the family dog and the duty Driver who came to see them off. A a we la spend the night right Here a said his wife Sonja Adams. A we have to. Its too expensive at the  military overseas mail was also halted a. T.ar/4/m no Accra of a Runz flirt International Airport one of the worlds busiest air terminals and wire services reported that German airline officials were angry because . Troops weren to called in to keep the Airport open. Airport firefighters and other workers walked off their jobs at Midnight monday joining other workers across Germany in a strike that is slowly paralysing the country. The walkout halted All service in and out of the Frankfurt Airport which handles about 800 flights a Day. Frankfurt Airport was expected to be closed until late tuesday an Airport spokesman said and flights were diverted to other cities throughout Central see walkouts on Page 2