A two-day strike by workers at Munich Airport, Germany’s second-biggest, has started. The airport operator said Thursday that airlines had canceled about 80% of their flights to and from Munich and further cancelations were not ruled out.

Munich airport said that a strike by public sector union Verdi on Thursday and Friday has prompted airlines to cancel about 80% of flights there. Germany's second-largest hub said in a statement on its website that there was a risk that more flights could be cancelled and that passengers planning to travel through Munich should contact their airlines.

Airlines had already cancelled about 80 per cent of their flights in and out of Germany's second largest airport

Public sector workers and ground staff at Munich Airport will go on a two-day strike starting Thursday after wage negotiations ended without result, the Verdi union said on Monday.

The strike at Germany’s second-largest airport after Frankfurt comes at a busy time for travel, just ahead of the carnival season in the southern region of Bavaria

Munich Airport cancels 80% of flights amid a 48-hour ver.di strike over pay and benefits, causing widespread travel disruption

Germany's Munich and Hamburg airports were hit by strikes by public sector union Verdi on Thursday and Friday, with airlines cancelling about 80% of flights in Munich.

Warning strikes at two major German airports are causing major disruption including hundreds of cancelled flights on Thursday and Friday. Here's which flights are affected and what passengers should know.

Verdi Strike Results in Major Flight Cancellations