Berlin’s airport has canceled all of its flights for Monday ahead of a labor union strike that is expected to impact thousands of flights at 11 airports across Germany

A strike at Germany's Hamburg Airport has left all outgoing flights cancelled Monday, with more airports likely to soon be affected.

Workers hold a banner as they demonstrate during a 24-hour strike at the Frankfurt Airport called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch BERLIN (Reuters) - More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers' pay.

A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, has caused the cancelation of most flights

The 24-hour walkout, which started at midnight on Sunday, involves public-sector employees at the airports as well as ground and security staff.

Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers have affected more than 40,000 passengers

More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports on Monday where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers' pay. Fiona Jones reports.