Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany due to public sector strike

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News ID: 21530
Publish Date: 14:23 - 10 April 2018
TEHRAN, April 10 - Thousands of passengers at four German airports, including the biggest hub Frankfurt, were stranded on Tuesday as ground staff and other public sector workers staged walkouts across the country to increase the pressure in a pay dispute.

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany due to public sector strike

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Lufthansa said on Monday it was cancelling more than 800 of its planned 1,600 flights on Tuesday and Frankfurt airport operator Fraport has warned of disruption.

As well as Frankfurt, airports in Munich, Cologne and Bremen were hit. The industrial action also affected nurseries, rubbish collection services and swimming pools in several German states.

He said the union would escalate the dispute if employers did not present an offer next week. The third round of talks start on April 15.

Source Press TV

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