The Foreign Ministry reports that the German trade union ver.di has decided that ground staff of airline Lufthansa will go on strike on Thursday March 21 2013. The decision means the cancellation of all domestic and European flights from Frankfurt and Hamburg airports and it is possible that other airports will be affected. Intercontinental flights will take place as scheduled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Bulgarian citizens travelling with Lufthansa inform themselves in advance about the status of their flights.