Tens of Thousands Grounded in Germany As Airport Security Employees Strike

Tens of thousands of passengers were grounded on Feb 1 as airport security staff across Germany staged a walkout, the latest industrial action to plague Europe’s biggest economy.

At least 1,100 flights were cancelled in 11 airports, including the country’s busiest in Frankfurt and in the capital Berlin, said the federation of German airports ADV.

At Frankfurt airport, 310 out of 1,120 arriving and departing flights were scrapped, and other cancellations could be announced in the course of the day, a spokesman from operator Fraport told AFP.

Berlin airport said there would be no flights departing on Feb 1 from the terminals, which usually serve about 50,000 passengers daily on average.