Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruptions as Lufthansa staff walkout over a pay dispute.

1,700 flights have been cancelled, leaving only 20 European short-haul flights for take off.

Employees are asking for a 5.2 per cent pay rise and job guarantees, but the company has said it will only go to 1.2 per cent from October with 0.5 rise next year.
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