Not even sure when I was last there....
"Strike forces Lufthansa cancellations" New York Times April 03, 2014
NEW YORK — Planning by Lufthansa, one of Europe’s busiest airlines, seemed to be paying off Wednesday at the beginning of a three-day strike by pilots, despite the cancellation of about 900 flights worldwide.
But some travelers were nonetheless left scrambling....
John Chen, owner of Elite Lighting, which is based in Zhongshan, China, said, “In China such things would never happen.”
Generally, though, the airports at Frankfurt and Munich, another Lufthansa hub, were relatively calm after a two-day effort by the airline to notify passengers of flight cancellations....
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Related: Lufthansa prepared to ride out strike
UPDATE:
"Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s biggest maker of luxury vehicles, is progressing with plans for a second North American factory to meet increased demand in the region."
Just no unions, okay?
Also see: Germany Moves Forward on Renewable Energy Plan
"German customs seizes cocaine addressed to Vatican | Associated Press March 24, 2014
BERLIN — German customs officials intercepted a shipment of cocaine destined for the Vatican in January, the German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday.
Priests like to party!
Officers at Leipzig airport found 12 ounces of the drug packed into 14 condoms inside a shipment of cushions coming from South America, the paper reported, citing a German customs report.
For the safe pooper-pumping later!
It said the package was simply addressed to the Vatican postal office, meaning any of the Catholic ministate’s 800 residents could have picked it up.
The paper reported that a subsequent sting operation arranged with Vatican police failed to nab the intended recipient. No one claimed the package, indicating that he or she was tipped off about the plan, officials said.
The drugs would have a street value of several tens of thousands of dollars.
A spokesman for the German Finance Ministry, which oversees the customs office, confirmed the report. Prosecutors in Leipzig planned to issue a statement Monday providing further details.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi confirmed that the Vatican police had cooperated with German police in an attempt to identify the traffickers. He said the investigation remained open.
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Related:
"The Vatican is sending its former sex crimes prosecutor to Scotland this week to investigate ‘‘recent serious allegations of misconduct’’ surrounding disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who resigned last year after admitting to sexual misdeeds."
Also see: Pope lets Vatican Bank stay open
Translation: the Pope wants to live.
