Rhine River level and Lufthansa

[lsbauer]

We will be on the Rhine in a month. Is there currently any problem with the water level?

 

Also, we are scheduled to fly Lufthansa. Does anyone know the status of the strike?

 

Thanks

 

Larry

[retiredslug]

We will be on the Rhine in a month. Is there currently any problem with the water level?

 

Also, we are scheduled to fly Lufthansa. Does anyone know the status of the strike?

 

Thanks

 

Larry

 

Strike is over.

 

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/01/business/luft.php

 

Bill

[letsgo39]

The levels on the rivers can change daily so no matter what it is now it might be different in 1 month.Just 1 or 2 good rains can make the difference in levels.

[steamboats]

They union and LH found an agreement yesterday and the strike is over since todays early shift. Anyway it´ll take LH about two weeks to get back to the normal schedule (mainly because a lot of plance couldn´t be maintained so they are having sort of a "traffic jam" there).

 

As for the Rhine river levels ask again a couple of days prior to your cruise (but I won´t answer as I will be in the US by then :D). Last week we had sort of a heat wave but heavy thunderstorms during the nights with extreme rainfall. But that doesn´t affect the river levels pretty much maybe just for a day or so.

 

steamboats

[lsbauer]

Steamboats, I hope all is going well for your flight Sunday to the US. Is the strike issue behind us now?

 

I know we are still too far out for precise information regarding Rhine and Mosel river levels for the 1st 2 weeks in September but are there any current problems or do things seem to be pretty "normal"?

 

Larry