German airports hit by new wave of strikes, grounding hundreds of flights

BERLIN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 580 flights were canceled, affecting around 90,000 passengers, as security staff at five major airports of Germany walk out on Thursday, according to the country's airports association ADV.

Germany's second-largest trade union Verdi called the strike, which hit Hamburg, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Cologne and Berlin airports.