Over 1000 flights cancelled and 1.34 lakh passengers affected as Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa that it is cancelling almost all flights from its hubs of Frankfurt and Munich due to a scheduled ground staff strike. But the carrier warned that its major hubs in Frankfurt and Munich will not be the only airports affected by the strike.
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Trade union Verdi on called on 20,000 ground staff employees – including technicians and logistics managers – to take part in a one-day ‘warning strike’ on Wednesday, July 27th as negotiations on pay continue.
Lufthansa warned transfer passengers not to fly to the German hubs without a connecting flight. They said there was a risk that passengers would not be able to continue their journeys there for several hours or days.