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Added on the 15/07/2023 14:33:53 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
Images of cancelled flights and long queues at Frankfurt airport where German national carrier Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights because of a planned strike by ground crew. More than 1,000 flights will be scrapped, affecting around 134,000 passengers. The strike is scheduled to last from 0145 GMT on Wednesday until 0400 GMT on Thursday and comes as ground workers seek a higher pay rise than the one offered by Lufthansa so far. IMAGES
Hundreds of people find themselves stranded at Saint-Lazare station as they wait for a metro on the 33rd day of the public transport strike. In light of the jam, state-owned transport operator RATP closed one of the station entrances. IMAGES
Traffic slows on the Paris ring road as travellers scramble to begin Christmas vacations on the 16th day of a transport strike against pension reform. IMAGES
Queues build in Paris' Gare de Lyon as travellers scramble to begin Christmas vacations on the 16th day of a transport strike against pension reform. IMAGES