Germany: Labour Union at Frankfurt Airport demanding 6.5% pay raise for Government employees

Gulf passengers travelling to Germany face delays and flight cancellations as a result of strikes by baggage handlers and security staff at the country’s main airports. Around a third of flights were cancelled at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s biggest and the third busiest airport in Europe, operators Fraport said on Tuesday. Airports in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart are also affected by the walkouts led by the Ver.di labour union over a pay dispute. Read article