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80% of flights cancelled as Munich airport hit by 2-day strike

Thursday, February 27, 2025, 15:30 GMT+7

80% of flights cancelled as Munich airport hit by 2-day strike — Planes are parked at the Munich Airport during a strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Munich, Germany, March 26, 2023. Photo: Reuters

FRANKFURT -- Munich airport said that a strike by public sector union Verdi on Thursday and Friday has prompted airlines to cancel about 80 percent of flights there.

Germany's second-largest hub said in a statement on its website that there was a risk that more flights could be cancelled and that passengers planning to travel through Munich should contact their airlines.

Verdi has staged several walk-outs in Germany since wage negotiations kicked off in January.

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