UK travellers hit by foreign strike action
A round 100 flights – including departures and arrivals – have been cancelled in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. The German airports affected are Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg.
The one-day strike, over a pay dispute, will result in only about 20 of more than 1,650 scheduled short-haul flights operating.
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Hide AdThe airline said many long-haul services will also be hit , with only six of 50 planned flights operating at its main Frankfurt hub, and only three of 17 in Munich.
Passengers can re-book for free, Lufthansa said.
The ver.di trade union announced the one-day “warning strike” – a tactic commonly used by German unions to raise pressure in wage talks – on Friday.