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 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.

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.