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Frankfurt Airport workers strike; flights canceled
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:31:59 -0800  
Hundreds more flights were canceled Friday at Frankfurt Airport, Europe's third busiest, as a ground workers' strike entered its second day....

Strike grounds almost 300 flights at Frankfurt
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:43:37 -0800  
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - 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 ......

India's troubled Kingfisher cuts flights
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:03:22 -0800  
India's loss-making Kingfisher Airlines has cancelled as many as 32 flights a day, it said at the weekend, also admitting a glitch over tax payments in the latest signs of trouble for the carrier....

Kingfisher Cuts 13% of Flights on India Aircraft Disruptions
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:17:16 -0800  
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., the Indian carrier seeking new funds after losses, cut about 13 percent of flights after bird strikes and other β€œunexpected events” forced airplanes out of service....

UPDATE 3-Strike grounds almost 300 flights at Frankfurt
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:59:09 -0800  
* 172 flights cancelled on Thursday, over 280 on Friday * Majority of flights operated by Lufthansa * 200 apron workers strike over pay, action possible nextweek * Analyst estimates could cost Lufthansa ......

UPDATE 2-Strike grounds almost 300 flights at Frankfurt
Published:Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:34:52 -0800  
* 172 flights cancelled on Thursday, over 280 on Friday * Majority of flights operated by Lufthansa * 200 apron workers strike over pay, action possible nextweek * Fraport says to ensure at least 50 percent ......

Kingfisher Cuts 13% of Flights After India Aircraft Disruptions
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:28:16 -0800  
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., the Indian carrier seeking new funds after losses, cut about 13 percent of flights after β€œunexpected events” such as bird strikes forced airplanes out of service....

Frankfurt Operating 80% of Flights on Third Day of Strikes
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:01:17 -0800  
Frankfurt airport, the third-busiest in Europe, said it aims to operate more than 80 percent of flights today as ground-control staff strike for a third time....

Kingfisher cancels several flights
Published:Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:50:06 -0800  
New Delhi (The Statesman/ANN) - Passengers of Kingfisher Airlines suffered severe hardships on Saturday as the beleaguered carrier cancelled several flights from some key cities and completely shut down operations from Kolkata, including international flights, for about 10 days....