Strikes at Germany’s largest airport see 550 flights cancelled

Germany's main airports were hit by a strike on Thursday as public sector workers raised pressure on the government in pay talks. The global press reported that the strike affected airports across the country including Frankfurt, Europe's third-largest hub, and Munich.
Reuters reports that at Frankfurt, around 550 flights were cancelled, a spokesman said. The airport usually operates 1 200 to 1 400 flights on a typical Thursday.
Operations are expected to get back to normal quickly once the strike ends, but the disruption will still cost Lufthansa several million euros, a spokeswoman said, according to Airwise.com.