Strike at Lufthansa: Hundreds of flight cancellations again

More than 100,000 people had to go to the Frankfurt and Munich hubs on Tuesday 900 takeoffs and landings be canceled. In Salzburg, three Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt were canceled, and two flights were canceled in Vienna. Travelers from Austria who have booked a short or long-haul flight via the Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt or Munich are affected by the strike. Takeoff of the Lufthansa holiday airline, which went on strike for the first time on Monday Eurowings On Tuesday, however, took place again as planned in Berlin, Düsseldorf and other airports. In the dispute over the pilots’ company pensions, the Lufthansa Cargo strikes.

Flight attendants are also on strike

Also on Wednesday and Thursday A similar situation is to be expected because the flight attendants will then stop their work. Fifth wave of strikes for the ceremony With the fifth wave of strikes by flying personnel starting on Wednesday, the ceremony planned for that day will also become a celebration 100th anniversary overshadowed by the founding of the first Lufthansa.

The unions are planning a rally in front of the company headquarters at Frankfurt Airport. Federal Chancellors will be among those attending the Lufthansa event in the company’s new visitor center Friedrich Merz and Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder (both CDU) expected.

Fronts hardened

The fronts between the collective bargaining parties continue to harden. While the pilots’ union, the Cockpit Association, made offers on the controversial issues Company pensions and income demanded, management rejects any cost increases for the low-profit core airline. Human resources manager Michael Niggemann warned that every strike would reduce the size of the affected airline.

The situation is similar with the cabin union UFO, which is for better working conditions is striking according to the collective bargaining agreement and wants to achieve a social plan for Cityline employees. In an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Tuesday), Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr made it clear that the Executive Board and Supervisory Board are sticking to the adopted strategy: “We only operate aircraft where they generate value.”