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German trade union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to go on strike with major airports to be affected

Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier airline, looks set to be hit by strikes on Wednesday after the trade union Verdi called on the airline’s ground staff to carry out a one-day strike.

The industrial action will affect flights from the airline at airports in Frankfurt — Germany’s busiest airport —, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf, the union said on Monday. It comes after a strike by security staff grounded hundreds of flights across the country last week.

The Verdi strike is set to begin at 4 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Wednesday, February 7 and last until 7:10 a.m. on Thursday.

“Since all ground staff, from maintenance to passenger and aircraft handling, will be called to the strike, it will most likely lead to major cancelations and delays,” the union wrote in a statement on Monday.

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