German flights hit by Lufthansa strike

Flights out of Germany have been badly disrupted in a strike by Lufthansa pilots.

An airline spokesman said all routes and all airports had been affected, but operations would return to normal during the day.

The pilots are striking for a salary increase of at least thirty percent, and profit-sharing.

They described today's stoppage, of two-and-a-half hours, as a warning.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service