Flight chaos hits Frankfurt, more coming

Almost 300 flights were cancelled at Frankfurt, Europe's third largest airport , on Friday after a small group of workers on the airport apron resumed a strike over pay and said the action could continue next week.

The GdF trade union called on 200 workers to strike after failing to reach a pay deal with airport operator Fraport , which says the workers' demands are too high. A spokesman for the GdF union said while no strike action was planned for the weekend, they could resume action next week if Fraport did not meet their demands. They must give 24 hours' notice before any further strike action.

Fraport said it had signaled its willingness to return to the negotiating table but it had not yet heard anything from the union regarding the possibility of more talks. It wants higher pay because the workers' jobs have become more complex with the fourth runway that started operating in October.