German airline TUIfly has cancelled nearly all of its flights planned for Friday, after scores of crew members went on sick leave all at once.<br /><br /> Some German media are calling the action a wildcat strike, amid plans for a partial merger of the carrier with Air Berlin.<br /><br /> TUIfly said around 9,000 passengers will be affected, and it expects more flight cancellations over the next few days.<br /><br /> Workers are apparently concerned that the merger, in a holding led by Air Berlin’s biggest shareholder Etihad, could mean both job and pay cuts.<br /><br /> Further consolidation in the airline business as details emerge of a partial merger between Air Berlin and TUIfly https://t.co/HXOdenqaK6— Handelsblatt Global (@HandelsblattGE) October 4, 2016<br />
