Lufthansa strike leads to hundreds of flight cancellations in Germany

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For the second time this month, a warning strike by ground staff has almost paralyzed Lufthansa operations. The largest German airline had to cancel around 90 percent of its actually planned 1,000 take-offs and landings, as a spokesperson said. More than 100,000 passengers are affected. The Verdi trade union spoke of continued employee participation.

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Neben den Drehkreuzen Frankfurt und München waren am Dienstag auch viele andere Flughäfen betroffen. Das Bodenpersonal beendet den Warnstreik am Mittwochmorgen und setzt die Verhandlungen fort.

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Lufthansa ground staff across Germany are fighting warning strikes for more money. This is also having an effect at the major NRW airports in Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn. Due to the nationwide warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff, flights were also canceled at NRW airports in Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn on Tuesday. At Düsseldorf Airport, “well over half of the workforce” took part in the actions, a spokesperson for the Verdi trade union said…

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As a result of the strike by Lufthansa airport staff, the airline canceled 90 percent of its flights today, including today's flight from Ljubljana airport to Munich, according to German news agency dpa. The warning strike is expected to end on Wednesday morning.