BRITS heading to Germany are facing chaos as airport workers stage a 24-hour walkout in a dispute over pay.
Workers at 13 German airports, including the likes of Berlin and Munich, are staging a one-day strike.
The strike action, which started at midnight, will affect flights today (Monday, March 10).
Flights between Germany and the UK will be affected, with more than 20 flights cancelled from London Heathrow.
Services to Germany from other UK airports were also grounded, with more than five flights cancelled from London City Airport.
Over 1,000 flights to and from Frankfurt Airport have been cancelled, according to German news agency dpa.
All of Berlin Airport’s regular departures and arrivals have been cancelled, while Hamburg Airport previously said no departures would be possible.
Meanwhile, flights to and from Munich Airport are also greatly reduced, with no regular passenger service operating from Cologne/Bonn Airport.
Other German airports impacted by the strike action include Bremen, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Leipzig/Halle, Stuttgart, Weeze and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.
More than 3,500 flights have been cancelled because of the walkout, with around 560,000 passengers affected.
The services have been cancelled because of a 24-hour walkout being staged by airport workers, including public sector employees as well as ground and security staff.
Workers have taken to the picket line in a dispute over two separate pay disputes.
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Pay talks for the latter are set to resume on Friday, while the next round of talks for airport security workers is expected to start on March 26.
The industrial action has been led by the trade union Verdi, which represents public sector and transport workers,
A spokesperson for Verdi told German media the strike would affect many but that the disruption was necessary to get a better offer from employers.
Elsewhere in Europe, strike action will impact public transport services in Italy later this month.
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