Passengers Stranded in Geneva as Airport Strike Continues

A strike at Geneva airport disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on Friday, fueling fresh concern that protests and labor shortages will cause another summer of travel chaos in Europe.

The strike, which initially grounded flights between 6:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. and was expected to affect about 8,000 passengers, was extended through the rest of Saturday, airport officials said. While Geneva reopened the runway, it did so mainly for intercontinental flights, with passengers still facing cancellations and delays. The airport’s website, which had become difficult to access in late morning, showed mostly canceled or delayed flights for the remainder of the day.