Two-day warning strike by Ver.di union in local public transport is leading to major restrictions in North Rhine-Westphalia. From Thursday there will be strikes at the railways and airports.

The train drivers' union GDL is starting a 35-hour strike nationwide on Thursday night at 2 a.m. on Deutsche Bahn's passenger services. The strike in the group's freight transport started on Wednesday evening and will last until Friday morning. The industrial action among the security forces at Frankfurt and Hamburg airports runs parallel to strikes among Lufthansa ground staff.