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Our guide is updated as soon as a new European strike is announced.

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Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labor to fight for better pay and conditions.

Walkouts are sometimes planned months ahead but others are announced last minute, showing that it always pays to check before you travel.

Luckily, we have gathered all of the strike information together below.

Read on to find out where and when walkouts are taking place.

If your flight or train is canceled or delayed, you will be entitled to a new ticket or compensation. Read our guide

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Vietnam Airlines is to introduce flights from Munich to both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting in early October.

The Asian carrier will initially operate twice weekly to Hanoi and once per week to Ho Chi Minh City from 2 October. Another weekly flight between Munich and Ho Chi Minh City will be added to the schedule from December.

Vietnam Airlines will use Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the new routes from Munich offering three classes of travel: business, premium economy and economy.

Munich will become the airline’s fourth European route with services from Frankfurt, London Heathrow and Paris Charles

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Scandinavian carrier SAS has announced that it will join the SkyTeam airline alliance at the start of September.

SAS revealed earlier this month that it would leave the Star Alliance on 31 August and the airline has now confirmed it will become part of SkyTeam from 1 September.

The switch of alliances is being made after SkyTeam founding member Air France-KLM took a 19.9 per cent stake in SAS in October 2023 after the Scandinavian airline completed a financial restructuring process.

Following the change, members of SAS’s EuroBonus loyalty program will be able to benefit from reciprocal frequent flyer benefits