Transport resumed on Tuesday morning in Germany after a widespread strike paralyzed the country, and while France is witnessing more labor strikes, employees at Britain's Heathrow Airport entered the line and decided to stop working for 10 days.

Public transport in Germany returned to normal in the early hours of Tuesday, including long-distance train services and air traffic.

German unions halted travel across the country on Monday as thousands of workers at airports, railways and elsewhere were halted due to wage disputes.

At Frankfurt Airport, Germany's largest airport, there was no passenger service and air traffic was almost completely halted. Public transport was also halted in most parts of the country as part of the strike.

Railways, waterways and buses were damaged in 7 of the country's 16 states.

Although the strike ended at dawn on Tuesday, passengers must still expect delays and cancellations on Tuesday, especially in long-distance train services, according to a spokesman for the railway company.

Eighth day

France is witnessing more strikes on Tuesday and the government shows no signs of making major concessions.

Strikes and protests are taking place in France after President Emmanuel Macron and the government passed plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Trade unions called for an eighth day of strikes and protests across the country on Tuesday, with between 650,900 and <>,<> people expected to take part.

In the same context, authorities in the capital Paris said that garbage workers began removing about 10,3 tons of garbage from the streets, after accumulating it during their <>-week strike.


Hundreds of flights cancelled

In Britain, British Airways earlier announced it would cancel hundreds of flights ahead of a 10-day strike by security staff at London's Heathrow Airport starting Friday to demand better salaries.

The cancellation of these flights "follows a demand from the Heathrow authorities to reduce the number of passengers during the strike period," the airline said in a statement, adding that the passengers concerned could modify their flights or demand a refund.

There will be 32 flights between departure and arrival at London Airport daily, or 5% of the airline's flights at Heathrow to coincide with the Easter holidays. The procedure will not affect long-haul flights.

The strike involves more than 1400,<> Heathrow security personnel "very poorly paid".

Months ago, Britain witnessed repeated strikes in many sectors to demand better salaries in the face of a price hike of more than 10%. Inflation rose again in February to 10.4% in a year.