Stuttgart wahala: Pilots strike ground flights, tennis stars clash for Porsche Grand Prix

Na serious wahala dey for Stuttgart as pilots wey dey work for Lufthansa don begin strike, and e don affect flights for Stuttgart Airport. From Monday morning, many Lufthansa flights wey suppose go Munich and Frankfurt don cancel. Even Eurowings flights wey dey carry passengers dey affected. According to airport spokesperson, about ten out of forty-seven Eurowings flights wey suppose take off from Stuttgart don cancel. The flights wey cancel include those wey dey go Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen for inside Germany, plus international flights to Manchester and London-Heathrow. Airport authorities don advise passengers to check their flight status online and contact their airlines or travel agents. Eurowings say dem dey try to operate most of their flights despite the strike.

The strike na by Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, and e go last from Monday 00:01 to Tuesday 23:59. For Eurowings, the strike only dey for Monday, and e affect all flights wey dey start from German airports. VC President Andreas Pinheiro say the strike dey because employers no show any willingness to reach agreement. “Despite we no strike during Easter holidays, no serious offers come from them,” Pinheiro yarn. Lufthansa respond with shock, calling the strike “a completely new level of escalation.” Company spokesperson say VC demand to double retirement benefits na absurd and impossible to fulfill.

Meanwhile, for sports side, tennis fans dey expect explosive match for Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Philippine tennis star Alex Eala, 20, go face Filipina-Canadian player Leylah Fernandez for late afternoon match at posh Porsche Arena. This na first time both rising stars go meet. Eala, wey reach career-best WTA ranking of No. 29, currently dey at No. 46 after Miami Open performance. The match promise to be one kain duel.

For handball, SC Magdeburg maintain top position for Handball-Bundesliga after beating HC Erlangen 35:31 on Sunday. Omar Ingi Magnusson na top scorer with 14 goals. Magdeburg now get 52:4 points, leading SG Flensburg-Handewitt by seven points with six games remaining. Funny moment happen when Magdeburg coach Bennet Wiegert get two-minute penalty after he fall on field and knock down Erlanger player Yannik Bialowas. Magdeburg next face Bergische HC for DHB-Pokal semifinal on Saturday.

For football Bundesliga, Cologne win 3-1 against 10-man Werder Bremen on Sunday, easing relegation worries. Cologne interim coach René Wagner get first win after taking over from fired Lukas Kwasniok. Said El Mala score early penalty, and Bremen captain Marco Friedl get red card in 24th minute. Ragnar Ache score in 65th minute after multiple attempts. Romano Schmid score penalty for Bremen in 76th, but Isak Bergmann Johannesson seal victory for Cologne with last-minute counterattack. Cologne now five points above relegation zone, while Bremen just three points clear with five rounds left. Stuttgart’s Champions League qualification bid dey on line as dem host Hamburger SV later.

For legal news, big trial begin in Heilbronn concerning shooting of security guard in Tamm near Ludwigsburg. Two Dutch nationals dey accused of attempted murder in alleged dispute between competing security firms. The case na part of larger investigation into rivalry between security companies.