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Strike at German airports grounds nearly 300,000 passengers
2 minute read | February 17, 2023 | 5:47 AM EST | Last Updated 3 hours ago
Strike at German airports grounds nearly 300,000 passengers
BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A 24-hour strike at seven German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, was set to affect nearly 300,000 passengers on Friday, as unionised workers pressed for higher wages and threatened a summer of "chaos" if their demands were not met.
The strike coincided with the start of the Munich Security Conference, with more than 40 heads of state and 60 ministers expected to attend.
In an early sign of the disruption, Romania's foreign minister, unable to board a cancelled flight, will be forced to fly to Austria and then make the more than four-hour drive to Munich, a Romanian embassy official said.
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Strike at German airports grounds nearly 300,000 passengers
BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A 24-hour strike at seven German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, was set to affect nearly 300,000 passengers on Friday, as unionised workers pressed for higher wages and threatened a summer of "chaos" if their demands were not met.
The strike coincided with the start of the Munich Security Conference, with more than 40 heads of state and 60 ministers expected to attend.
In an early sign of the disruption, Romania's foreign minister, unable to board a cancelled flight, will be forced to fly to Austria and then make the more than four-hour drive to Munich, a Romanian embassy official said.
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