Germany’s Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as ground staff strike

Lufthansa aircraft parked at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany (Michael Probst/AP)

Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights.

The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4am on Wednesday.