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Austrian Airlines cancel more than 100 flights ahead of busy Easter travel season as union demands wage hike

Austrian Airlines grounded more than 100 flights amid a dispute over salaries while in the UK, British Airways cancelled flights over the Easter vacation because of protests at Heathrow airport ground staff, the latest in a string of protests sweeping the European aviation industry in the run-up to the busy Easter travel season. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the owner of Austrian Airlines, grounded flights in Germany on Monday amid a similar dispute over salaries.