Lufthansa Cancels Over 1,000 Flights Due to Ground Staff Walkout

Lufthansa Cancels Over 1,000 Flights Due to Ground Staff Walkout
Empty counters of German airline Lufthansa at Frankfurt Airport during a strike of security staff at various German airports on March 15, 2022. Timm Reichert/Reuters
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BERLIN—Deutsche Lufthansa said it was cancelling more than 1,000 flights ahead of a one-day walkout by ground staff scheduled for Wednesday, just as families across Germany head off on their summer holidays.

Strikes and staff shortages have already forced airlines including Lufthansa to cancel thousands of flights and caused hours-long queues at major airports, frustrating holidaymakers keen to travel after COVID-19 related lockdowns.