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Added on the 17/01/2024 13:36:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Backhoes plow snow on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts as a winter storm hits the US East Coast. 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
Snow blankets roads in the northeastern US state of Vermont amid a winter storm. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of the New England region on the US East Coast. IMAGES
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