Strike at German airports causes thousands of flight cancellations

More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers’ pay, Reuters writes.

The strike, called by the Verdi union on Friday, impacts 13 airports across the country, including Munich, Berlin and Dusseldorf. The operator of Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest, said no passenger flights would depart from there on Monday, with delays and cancellations also possible on Tuesday.

Of the 1,116 incoming and outbound flights planned in Frankfurt on Monday, 1,050 had already been cancelled with that number expected to rise, a spokesperson for Fraport (FRAG.DE).