80% of flights cancelled as Munich airport hit by 2-day strike

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

Germany's second-largest hub said in a statement on its website that there was a risk that more flights could be cancelled and that passengers planning to travel through Munich should contact their airlines.

Verdi has staged several walk-outs in Germany since wage negotiations kicked off in January.