Nearly all Berlin flights canceled due to strike

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FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded in Berlin on Friday as a strike by ground staff led to the cancellation of nearly 700 flights operated by airlines including Air Berlin, Ryanair and Lufthansa.
erlin Airport, which operates Tegel and Schoenefeld airports, said almost all flights from the German capital had been grounded, with 466 flights canceled at Tegel and 204 at Schoenefeld as of 0900 GMT.

The strike by ground staff, who want an increase in their hourly pay to 12 euros ($12.71) from 11 euros, is due to run for 25 hours from 0400 local time (0300 GMT) on Friday.

Enrico Ruemker, strike leader at trade union Verdi, told Reuters TV that workers were ready to take further strike action if they did not receive a “reasonable” offer, although the union remained open to talks at any time.

The industrial action comes as many trade visitors try to make their way home from the world’s biggest tourism trade fair, the ITB, which ends in Berlin on March 11.

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