A German trade union has called for a strike at airports across the country on Wednesday. All intercontinental flights to and from Munich will be canceled; Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Frankfurt airports will also be hit.
A Lufthansa official said the upcoming strike shows “that we desperately need rules for labor disputes in the air transport industry,” as six airports across Germany prepare for cancellations of both international and domestic flights on Wednesday.
The airline said that all intercontinental flights leaving from Munich will be cancelled, as will many domestic and European flights. The airports in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Dortmund and Hannover will also be affected.
Tens of thousands of passengers will be impacted by the strike, which will end later on Wednesday. Lufthansa said that in Frankfurt flights will resume as normal after 3 p.m. (1300 UTC).
The German trade union Verdi is demanding a six percent wage increase for some two million public service employees, as well as a pay increase of 100 euros per month for trainees, according to tagesschau.de.
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