Alert – Strikes And Breakdowns Cause Transportation Havoc in Europe

Heads-up travelers! -  French air controllers go on strike (Wed), Lufthansa pilots begin 4 day walkout (Mon), British Airways union votes to strike – no date set for walkout (Mon), Eurostar breaks down (again) stranding hundreds of travelers in the dark – major technical problems are sited for continued breakdowns (Mon), Air Traffic Controllers strike in Greece and a general workers strike brings all transportation to a halt (Wed).  Yikes!

The transportation news is not promising for those heading to Europe anytime soon.  Will this be the season of the ‘perfect travel storm’ for vacationers?  Will the crumbling economies in Europe bring a spring and summer  full of protests and general strikes?   Only time will tell -  but if you are planning to travel to Europe in the coming weeks and months,  you should be following the above volatile situations.  It’s a good idea to watch the online newspapers in the area that you will be traveling to (find them at OnlineNewspapers.com) or another good resources is TimesOnline.com.

Wishing you speedy travels!