A two-day strike by Lufthansa airline ground staff has coincided with a 35-hour strike by train drivers.
Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said only 20% of long-distance trains were running and Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt, cancelled all departures.
The strikes are the latest in a wave of industrial action to hit Germany.
The walkouts are to do with separate disputes over pay and working conditions with national carrier, Lufthansa and state-owned rail operator, Deutsche Bahn.
Flights have also been greatly reduced, with German airline Lufthansa saying earlier this week that about 1,000 flights per day would be cancelled, affecting about 200,000 air passengers.
Just 10% to 20% of its original schedule was expected to take off, with flights from Hamburg and Berlin airports also disrupted.
The ground staff of Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo began striking on Wednesday, March 6 and will last through Saturday, March 09, 2024, 07:10 a.m.
All German locations, including the hubs Frankfurt and Munich, will be affected by the warning strikes.
As a result of the strike, all freighter flights at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs will be affected from 08:00 p.m. on Wednesday. In addition, belly capacities will be limited from 04:00 am on Thursday.
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