German airline Lufthansa says it will probably have to cancel around 70 flights as a strike by some 4,000 ground and cabin crew enters its second day.
A company spokesman pointed out that this represented just three percent of its daily turnover. He said no intercontinental flights would be affected. The latest, open-ended strike began on Monday and hit Germany's largest airports, including international flight hubs Frankfurt and Hamburg. Trade union Ver.di said the strike would spread later to Berlin's two airports, Tegel and Schönefeld, as Merkel calls for budget consolidation ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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