A two-day strike by workers at Munich Airport, Germany’s second-biggest, has started. The airport operator said Thursday that airlines had canceled about 80% of their flights to and from Munich and further cancelations were not ruled out.

Munich airport said that a strike by public sector union Verdi on Thursday and Friday has prompted airlines to cancel about 80% of flights there.

A two-day strike by airport workers, called by the verdi trade union in a public sector wage dispute, has begun at Munich Airport. Airlines have cancelled 80% of scheduled flights for Thursday and Friday,

Most flight connections at the Munich Airport in Germany will be cancelled on Thursday and Friday due to a strike by airport workers called by the verdi trade union Verdi. Of the more than 1,600 planned flights,

Public sector workers and ground staff at Munich Airport will go on a two-day strike starting Thursday after wage negotiations ended without result, the Verdi union said on Monday.

A trade union has called a strike for workers Germany's second largest airport on Thursday and Friday. Travel disruptions loom as airlines are set to cancel around 1,600 flights over two days.