BALTIMORE, Md. (RWN) - Ayatollah Khomeni International Airport closed early this morning due to a strike among baggage handlers. The strike was expected, but airport managers could not hire enough replacement workers to continue operations.

More than 150 flights out of the airport have been cancelled through today.

Baggage handlers have been unhappy with their contract for the last two years. Their union was looking at the upcoming contract as a way to equalize benefits of Baltimore airport with those at other major airports.