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Lufthansa, Fraport sue union over February strikes
8:35 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2012

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa and airport operator Fraport are suing German trade union GdF over a series of strikes by airfield workers at Frankfurt airport in February, the companies said on Sunday.

The strikes by apron staff, who guide planes in and out of parking positions at the airport, resulted in the cancellation of around 1,800 flights, costing Lufthansa tens of millions of euros in lost revenue and leading Fraport to cut its guidance for passenger number growth.

The two companies said they had filed a complaint with a court in Frankfurt last week, but declined to give the amount of damages being demanded. [...]