A strike by Lufthansa cabin crew disrupted hundreds of flights yesterday, stranding thousands of passengers.
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport AG said no flights departed to Frankfurt from European destinations, citing a lack of parking positions at Germany's busiest airport.
Intercontinental flights were not affected.
Germany's biggest airline said it cancelled most of the 360 scheduled arrivals and departures at its Frankfurt hub during the eight-hour strike, which followed the breakdown of talks with trade union UFO.
UFO, which represents around two-thirds of Lufthansa's 19,000 flight attendants, did not rule out further stoppages over the weekend and said it could call for industrial action at other airports "today or tomorrow".
"It depends a lot on what Lufthansa's response is," UFO head Nicoley Baublies said, warning the airline not to pressure workers to break the strike.
The stoppages were initially focused on flights to and from Frankfurt, but might affect the airline's wider European and global network and could cost it millions of euros a day in lost revenue.
Lufthansa said it would try to place passengers on trains and alternative flights. "The call to strike action may lead to unscheduled flight delays and cancellations," Lufthansa said in a message to passengers on its website.
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