Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers have affected more than 40,000 passengers.

The airport in Germany’s second largest city said the one-day strike, called over pay and conditions, began earlier than expected “without any notice.”

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A strike at Germany's Hamburg Airport has left all outgoing flights cancelled Monday, with more airports likely to soon be affected.

Other airports to be affected today include Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn, Duesseldorf, Dortmund, Hanover, Bremen, Berlin and Leipzig-Halle.

More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers' pay.

‍ DALLAS — Today, March 10, 2025, an unprecedented labor strike organized by Germany’s ver.di trade union paralyzed air travel across the country, leading to the cancellation of over 3,400 flights and affecting more than 500,000 passengers.

Air travel at 13 German airports came to a standstill during a 24-hour strike.

The uncertainty surrounding the resumption of flights adds a layer of tension for the tourism industry, which heavily relies on air connectivity to sustain its recovery post-pandemic.

Travellers in Germany faced disruptions and flight cancellations on Monday as a 24-hour strike by workers hit 13 different airports, including some of the country's busiest airline hubs. Public service workers,