Thousands of flights and trains are expected to be cancelled again this week in Germany after two unions on Monday called for more strikes over wages and working conditions. While negotiations continue for ground staff of Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn train drivers, the strikes have been called for Thursday and Friday.

Around 200,000 air passengers will be affected by the two-day strike, according to an initial estimate by the Lufthansa Group, meaning that around 1,000 flights per day will be cancelled as during previous strikes, German news agency dpa reported.

The strike on long-distance and regional train services begins at 2 a.m. on Thursday and will affect millions of travellers. According to GDL, the strike is set to last until 1 p.m. Friday.

The unions are respectively seeking fewer hours (GDL – train) and more pay (Ver.di – plane).

Coinciding contract negotiations have resulted in several recent walkouts in the rail, air, and local transport sectors in Germany.