The walkouts started at 12:01 a.m. local time and are scheduled to last until 11:59 p.m. The job actions are grounding both commercial and cargo flights, and they come one day before world leaders are set to fly in for the Munich Security Conference.
The German carrier said the strikes hit customers “extremely hard” and almost 800 flights were canceled, affecting about 100,000 passengers. It expects to operate a fairly normal flight schedule starting Friday.
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