(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, MAR 10 - Strike action grounded
thousands of flights in Germany on Monday, including all
connections to and from Berlin, as the service sector union
called on workers to walk out for better pay. Some 3,400 flights
were affected by the industrial action, impacting around 500,000
passengers, the German airport association ADV said. At
Frankfurt, the country's busiest airport, operator Fraport said
no passengers would be able to board and that disruptions would
"almost certainly" affect transit travel, according to German
daily Bild. Airports in Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Duesseldorf,
Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart were also
affected. The Verdi union said Friday it was calling on public
sector workers and some 23,000 employees of ground handling
service providers to walk out to send a message to management.
"We regret the inconvenience that this strike will cause for
passengers," said the union's deputy chair Christine Behle. "But
without the pressure of industrial action, there will be no
movement in the negotiations." (ANSA-AFP).
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