More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers' pay.

The one day walk out has already left thousands of flights grounded at hubs including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Munich.

Over half a million passengers are expected to be affected by a major 24-hour strike across most of Germany's airports.

At Frankfurt, the country's busiest airport, operator Fraport said no passengers would be able to board and that disruptions would "almost certainly" affect transit travel, according to German daily Bild. Airports in Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart were also affected.

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Air travel at 13 German airports came to a standstill during a 24-hour strike.

The uncertainty surrounding the resumption of flights adds a layer of tension for the tourism industry, which heavily relies on air connectivity to sustain its recovery post-pandemic.

More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers’ pay. The operator of Frankfurt airport,

Travellers in Germany faced disruptions and flight cancellations on Monday as a 24-hour strike by workers hit 13 different airports, including some of the country's busiest airline hubs. Public service workers,