Passengers flying through Germany's Dusseldorf and Cologne airports faced a second day of disruption on Friday as security personnel continued a strike over pay.More than 100 flights were cancelled at the two airports, with Lufthansa scrapping over 80 flights at Dusseldorf alone.The Verdi union has called for a 33 percent increase in pay for around 1,000 security personnel employed by private firms at the two airport.It says the majority of security staff in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the two airports are located, are on hourly pay of EUR€8.23 (USD$11) and wants that increased by €2.50 to pull workers out of the low pay sector.The BDSW association representing the security firms has called the pay demand "completely excessive" and said the strike is out of proportion. It has offered a pay increase of 9.22 percent.Verdi has said the strikes could go on indefinitely and could be extended to include other staff and security personnel in a show of solidarity.The strike had already resulted in around 200 flights being cancelled on Thursday.Dusseldorf is Germany's third largest airport after Frankfurt and Munich. Source: Reuters
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