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Added on the 18/03/2015 21:47:24 - Copyright : AFP EN
Passengers are stranded at Nashville International Airport after several Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled due to a severe winter storm. 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
South African Airways is to cancel all its flights, as thousands of workers press ahead with an indefinite strike after the troubled national carrier announced a major retrenchment plan. IMAGES
Departure boards at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport show delayed flights, as a nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza begins. IMAGES
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world's top tourist attractions, is closed after staff went on strike. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, unions say. IMAGES
A strike hits near the Rafah crossing where dozens of people have gathered as the crossing is set to open for a second day for the evacuation of wounded Palestinians, foreigners and dual nationals. IMAGES