Germany: Lufthansa ground staff begin 27-hour strike
Lufthansa staff at Frankfurt and Munich airports have started strike action set to last for more than a day. Only about 10%-20% of flights are expected to operate from Germany's two largest hubs. Lufthansa jets sit idle at Frankfurt airport on Wednesday morning Germany's national carrier Lufthansa canceled between 80% and 90% of its approximately 1,000 flights scheduled for Wednesday amid industrial action from ground crew. While Germany's biggest hubs by passenger volume at Frankfurt and Munich are hardest hit, other airports — Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf — will also be affected. The strike is due to last until just past 7 a.m. Thursday morning. How will travelers be affected? Lufthansa says more than 100,000 passengers had to reschedule flights with most connections to and from Frankfurt and Munich canceled. The airline has urged passengers booked on canceled flights not to go to airports because rebooking counters would not be staffed. Lufthansa s...