Strikes disrupt traffic at five German airports


BERLIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Strikes by ground staff at German flag carrier Lufthansa disrupted traffic at five airports on Wednesday, affecting more than 100,000 passengers in Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Dusseldorf.

At Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt airport, up to 90 percent of 600 arrivals and departures were canceled. While Munich and Dusseldorf were less affected, none of the planned Lufthansa flights in the capital Berlin, as well as in Hamburg, were able to take off.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Germany expels Russian diplomat over espionage accusations
Freezers full of seal meat: How Greenland's hunting culture helps emergency preparedness
Mozambique counts 13 dead in floods so far but toll expected to rise
Elizabeth Hurley tells UK court she endured 'brutal invasion of privacy'
Factbox-The Kurdish struggle for rights and land
Colombia halts electricity sales to Ecuador and imposes tariffs in trade, drug trafficking spat
Musk to attend Davos for first time after years of criticizing WEF
Free-wheeling Amsterdam cracks down on electric 'fatbikes'
ICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, school officials say
Iraq says it will prosecute Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria

Others Also Read