Lufthansa ground crew strike leaves 100,000 facing disruptions.

More than 100,000 passengers face flight disruptions as a result of strike action by Deutsche Lufthansa AG ground personnel on February 7, as Germany’s national carrier raced to offer alternative flights or rail substitutes. Media informs.Lufthansa will operate just 10% to 20% of about 1,000 scheduled flights on February 7, when baggage handlers, cargo staff and other ground services crews go on strike, the airline said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Affected passengers shouldn’t show up at airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Dusseldorf in the event of a cancellation as rebooking counters won’t be staffed, a spokesperson said.Germany’s main services union Verdi called a strike from 4 a.m. CET on Wednesday to 7:10 a.m. on February 8 after rejecting Lufthansa’s proposals for higher pay and better working conditions. It’s the latest in a wave of strike action that has hobbled transport in Germany in recent weeks after airport security staff, train drivers and local transport staff walked off the job