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Hundreds of flights cancelled amid public sector strike in Germany

Affected airports include Frankfurt, which is Germany’s biggest, as well as Munich, Cologne-Bonn and Bremen.

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Public sector workers are staging a strike for better pay at German airports, local transportation companies and nursery schools.

The walkout has forced German airline Lufthansa to cancel some 800 flights and is expected to paralyse traffic in many of the country’s western cities.

Affected airports include Frankfurt, which is Germany’s biggest, as well as Munich, Cologne-Bonn and Bremen.

Employees at the empty Lufthansa counter in Frankfurt (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)
Employees at the empty Lufthansa counter in Frankfurt (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

It wants a 6%, or at least 200 euros (£174) per month, pay rise for some 2.3 million public sector employees.

Workers who stand to gain include airport ground crews, bus drivers, hospital staff, daycare employees and other municipal employees.

Further strikes are planned in the coming days.

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