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Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights canceled as staff strikes

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More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights have been canceled because of a one-day strike by the airline's German ground staff. The strike is affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    German union calls for Lufthansa ground staff to strike | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The all-day strike on Wednesday is expected to cause flight cancellations and delays — adding to the travel chaos that has plagued German airports this summer.

  2. Digital Journal

    Lufthansa to cancel nearly all German flights Wednesday (opens Digital Journal)

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    German national carrier Lufthansa said it would have to cancel almost all flights at its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich on Wednesday because of a

  3. Insider

    Lufthansa canceled almost all its flights from 2 of Germany's biggest airports for a day as strikes deepen Europe's airline chaos (opens Insider)

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    Many passengers on domestic routes within Germany are being offered train travel as an alternative to their canceled flights.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    German strike forces Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of flights (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights at its main Frankfurt and Munich hubs on Wednesday because of a strike by its German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the latest travel turmoil to hit Europe.

  5. France 24

    Lufthansa to cancel almost all German flights on Wednesday due to staff walkout (opens France 24)

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    German national carrier Lufthansa said it would have to cancel almost all flights at its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich on Wednesday because of a planned strike by ground crew, adding to a summer…

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Lufthansa cancels nearly all flights in Germany on Wednesday, impacting 134,000 passengers (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Inke Kappeler, CNN Lufthansa announced the cancellation of nearly all flights in Germany on Wednesday due to strike action, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Given that a strike of ground staff by trade union Ver.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Lufthansa cancels over 1,000 flights due to ground staff walkout (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Germany’s flagship carrier’s cancellation of flights in Frankfurt and Munich affects more than 130,000 passengers.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Lufthansa cancels almost all flights in Germany over planned Wednesday strike | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ahead of a planned strike on Wednesday, Lufthansa announced it is cancelling flights at airports in Frankfurt and Munich. Both cities are hubs for the German carrier.

  9. Digital Journal

    Lufthansa strike causes travel turmoil in Germany (opens Digital Journal)

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    Lufthansa passengers faced massive travel disruption Wednesday as a strike led the German airline group to cancel almost all its flights.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights canceled as staff strikes (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights have been canceled because of a one-day strike by the airline's German ground staff. The strike is affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the

  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights, including service to St. Louis, canceled as staff strikes (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Cancellation affects service between St. Louis and Frankfurt.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Lufthansa ground staff strike, hundreds of flights canceled | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The carrier's ground staff went on strike, prompting more than 1,000 flights to be canceled. The walkout comes as air travel industry faces several crises.

  13. Forbes

    Lufthansa Cancels More Than 1,000 Flights Due To Staff Strikes (opens Forbes)

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    An estimated 42,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations from Germany's national airline.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Lufthansa ground staff strike, hundreds of flights cancelled | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The carrier's ground staff went on strike, prompting more than 1,000 flights to be cancelled. The walkout comes as air travel industry faces several crises.

  15. New York Times

    Lufthansa Cancels Nearly All Flights in Frankfurt and Munich, Stranding 130,000 Travelers (opens New York Times)

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    The cancellations were announced after 3,000 employees walked off the job to protest for better wages.

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