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Added on the 27/07/2022 10:35:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
Terminal 2F at Paris' Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is showing little disruption as dozens of flights have been cancelled due to a labour dispute over wages. IMAGES
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 Lufthansa airline passengers in queues at Frankfurt airport to exchange or get refunds on their tickets as the German airline group has cancelled almost all of its flights to and from its main German hubs in Munich and Frankfurt after pilots called a strike. According to Lufthansa, 130,000 passengers have been affected by the cancellations. IMAGES