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The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
Images of cancelled flights and long queues at Frankfurt airport where German national carrier Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights because of a planned strike by ground crew. More than 1,000 flights will be scrapped, affecting around 134,000 passengers. The strike is scheduled to last from 0145 GMT on Wednesday until 0400 GMT on Thursday and comes as ground workers seek a higher pay rise than the one offered by Lufthansa so far. IMAGES
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
Paris, Dec 5 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Christope Petit-Tesson).- The strike against the pension reform promoted by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, is causing major disruptions in rail and air transport, as well as the closure of schools and various cultural institutions. The National Railway Company (SNCF) warns that only one out of ten high-speed TGV, Paris suburban and Intercity long-distance trains run, as well as one out of five regional trains (TER), while international traffic is also very affected.PICTURES OF THE PENSION STRIKE IN A TRAIN STATION IN PARIS.
Significant delays and cancellations affect Frankfurt airport -- Germany's largest -- as public-sector workers walk out on strike for more pay. The strike affects four airports in the country and has led Lufthansa to cancel more than 800 flights. IMAGES
If you're afraid of heights, you should skip this video right now. Chinese builders unveiled at 262-foot-long glass skywalk at a theme park in Chongqing district of Wansheng, and it looks absolutely terrifying. The glass-bottomed protrusion extends over a scenic river valley and tourists can look down to see a dizzying drop of about a thousand feet, right below them. Tens of thousands of thrill-seeking tourists waited for their chance to feel the stomach churning sensation for the opening of the V-shaped glass walkway on April 1, just a few days before Ching Ming Festival holiday, and it was definitely no joke. The skywalk is so huge that the managing company has applied to the Guinness World record, hoping to win the title of the longest glass skywalk in the world.