The airport in Germany’s second largest city said the one-day strike, called over pay and conditions, began earlier than expected “without any notice.”

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Staff at German airports are set to begin a walkout that could ground thousands more flights on Monday - after only 10 of more than 280 departures and arrivals went as planned on Sunday.