Cabin crew at German flag carrier Lufthansa walked off the job on Friday, with the strike starting at midnight (2200 Thursday GMT) and affecting hundreds of flights.
About 20,000 flight attendants have been called on strike till 10 pm on Friday night.
The UFO trade union called for a one-day strike for its members with both Lufthansa and its Cityline regional subsidiary as pay talks remain stalled.
The walkout is Lufthansa’s third major walkout this year. This happens after two rounds of pilot attacks.
What impact is the strike likely to have on travel?
Germany’s biggest airline, Lufthansa, canceled hundreds of flights ahead of the strike as it struggles to mitigate the impact of the walkout.
The cancellations are expected to affect the Munich and Frankfurt hubs as well as other airports including Leipzig/Halle, Berlin and Stuttgart.
At its largest hub in Frankfurt, about 75% of the approximately 350 scheduled Lufthansa departures were cancelled.
Although the strike is only intended to affect departures in Germany, it is expected to lead to the cancellation of many return flights for Easter holiday travelers.
The airline advises its passengers to check the status of their flights before reaching the airport.
Lufthansa is struggling in negotiations not only with the UFO cabin crew union but also with the cockpit pilots’ trade union.
The two organizations came together in early February to maximize the impact of their strike, which caused major disruption. The pilots then went on strike for two more days in mid-March.
Edited by: Shawn Sinico