The affected airports include Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen. Read more at straitstimes.com.
FRANKFURT - Workers at seven German airports will stage a 24-hour strike on Friday to push their demand for higher wages, said German trade union Verdi.
The strike is also expected to affect domestic travel in particular, according to Verdi, which said it had given advanced warning about the strike, so passengers could find alternative options.
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