Railway competitors hardly expect any restrictions
The train drivers of the Länderbahn (Trilex, Vogtlandbahn), the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, the City-Bahn Chemnitz, the Ostdeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft in Lausitz as well as the Erfurter Bahn and Agilis in the upper Vogtland have not been called on strike. The Abelio trains from Leipzig towards Naumburg are also not directly affected by the strike. However, failures can occur anywhere if DB AG employees take part in the strike at the signal boxes.
The U28 trains (Děčín – Bad Schandau – Sebnitz – Dolní Poustevna – Mikulášovice dolní nádr. – Rumburk) are staffed by Czech staff and should run according to the timetable.
Flixtrain as an alternative for long-distance transport that requires a reservation
An alternative to the state-owned company’s long-distance trains can be the few trains from the private provider Flixtrain from Dresden and Leipzig towards Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. These trains generally require reservations; standing places are not permitted.
Lufthansa wants to contact affected passengers
Due to the announced warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff, passengers at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports also have to prepare for cancellations and delays. From Thursday morning to Saturday morning, the airline says it expects “comprehensive impacts” on the flight schedule. As the departure boards of the two airports published online show, most connections to and from Munich and Frankfurt/Main have already been canceled.
Passengers would be informed about cancellations and rebooking options by email or in the Lufthansa app, it said. Many long-distance travelers who want to change at the Frankfurt/Main and Munich hubs are likely to be affected. Because of the rail strike, getting to the departure point for flights to Hesse and Bavaria is even more difficult.