The union representing ground workers at Frankfurt Airport said today that it was extending its strike action until Friday to press its demands for more pay from airport operator Fraport AG.

Hundreds more flights have been cancelled at Frankfurt Airport as a strike by ground workers enters its second day.

A strike at Frankfurt Airport is to be extended into tomorrow in a dispute over pay and working conditions for ground workers, a union has said.

SNOW and freezing temperatures continued to cause holiday travel chaos for road, rail and air passengers throughout much of Europe yesterday, raising fears that many will not get home in time for Christmas.

RYANAIR is on course to secure a significant court victory in Germany over rival Lufthansa.

THE chief executive of Fraport, the operator of Europe’s second-largest airport in Frankfurt, is planning to negotiate higher landing fees with Ryanair at Frankfurt Hahn.