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Over half a million passengers to be affected by Monday German airport strike

More than half a million passengers will be affected and thousands of flights cancelled due to a 24-hour strike at major German airports on Monday, after trade union Verdi called for employees in the public sector and ground handling to walk out.

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Wizz Air expects ‘unprecedented’ passenger growth from Warsaw

Wizz Air expects to carry 4.8 million passengers from Warsaw Chopin Airport this year, marking a 60% increase compared to pre-pandemic levels, the airline's CEO said.

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EU plans to initially spare long-haul flights from new emission rules

The European Commission has drafted plans to initially exempt long-haul flights from rules on monitoring their non-CO2 emissions after international carriers lobbied for an opt-out, documents seen by the Reuters news agency show.