German airline Lufthansa has cancelled more than 500
flights in advance of a strike by workers.
The Verdi union has called on 33,000 employees to
stage a five-hour walkout in a row over wages and conditions.
Verdi is calling for a 5.2% increase in wages for
employees at several Lufthansa divisions.
But Lufthansa is trying to cut costs in the face of
soaring jet fuel prices and increased competition from Middle Eastern and
low-cost airlines.
The airline - Europe's biggest by revenue - wants to
freeze pay and increase the hours employees work by one hour per week.
Hamburg and Frankfurt will be the airports most
affected by the action, the union said.
Lufthansa has cancelled 514 flights in total, mostly
to German and European destinations, but most intercontinental flights should
be unaffected, the airline said.
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