Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers
Only 10 of more than 280 scheduled flights went as planned early on Sunday, the airport said.
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Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned wider protest across Germany amid new contract negotiations.
Only 10 of more than 280 scheduled flights went as planned early on Sunday, the airport said. Many service desks sat empty as would-be passengers lined up to seek information about the cancellations.
The surprise walkout, which reportedly took place with only half an hour’s advance notice, came before a broader series of pre-announced strikes across 13 airports in Germany on Monday, organised by the ver.di union.
