Tens of thousands of passengers were grounded as airport security personnel throughout Germany, including the international hub Frankfurt, walked off the job to demand better wages.
Germany s Hamburg airport became inoperational due to a hostage situation. An armed man breached security with a child in his vehicle and parked under a plane.
Europe News: FRANKFURT: The hostage situation at Hamburg airport has concluded with the suspect and his daughter exiting a car, police said on Sunday, ending an 18.
Traffic at Hamburg airport was halted on Saturday night over a "hostage situation", police said, with local media reporting that it involved an armed man with two children in his vehicle.
Some 200 departures were canceled in Berlin, and about a third of the planned 200 arrivals were expected to be canceled, German news agency dpa reported. Hamburg airport said that all 123 planned departures during the strike were canceled and at least 50 of the 121 planned arrivals. aaa