Widespread flight cancellations in German strikes

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BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled at airports across Germany on Thursday after ground crews, baggage handlers and other public workers walked off the job to press their demands for higher pay.

At Frankfurt airport alone, one of Europe’s busiest, 550 takeoffs and landings were cancelled. Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline, said it had canceled 600 flights across the country, about a third of its total.

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