Berlin: over 1,000 Lufthansa flights It was canceled Wednesday due to a one-day strike by the airline’s German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the recent travel disruptions that have hit Europe.
About 134,000 passengers had to change or cancel their travel plans. German news agency dpa reported that at least 47 connections had already been canceled on Tuesday.
Lufthansa’s main hubs in Frankfurt and Munich were the most affected, but flights were also canceled in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, Hannover, Stuttgart and Cologne.
The airline advised affected passengers not to come to the airport because most of the airport counters were unstaffed.
The ver.di service union announced a strike on Monday, seeking to put pressure on Lufthansa in wage negotiations for some 20,000 employees at Lufthansa’s logistics, technology and cargo subsidiaries.
The strike comes at a time when airports in Germany and across Europe are already experiencing chaos and long lines at security checks due to staff shortages and surges in travel demand.
Wage strikes by airport crews in France and pilots of Scandinavian Airlines in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have led to last-minute cancellations, lengthy delays, lost luggage and long waits for bags at airports amid soaring inflation. There is growing confusion for travelers faced with Europe.
After two years of restrictions due to Covid-19, travel is booming this summer. Airports like London’s Heathrow are limiting daily flights and passenger numbers.
of lufthansa strike It will start at 3:45 am local time on Wednesday and will end early on Thursday. Such “warning strikes” are a common tactic in German labor negotiations and usually last from a few hours to he a day or he two.
Ver.di is demanding a 9.5% wage increase this year and says it is far below the offer Lufthansa made earlier this month, which included an 18-month contract.
Lufthansa Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Nigemann argued that “this so-called warning attack, which took place during the peak of the summer travel season, is no longer out of proportion.”
About 134,000 passengers had to change or cancel their travel plans. German news agency dpa reported that at least 47 connections had already been canceled on Tuesday.
Lufthansa’s main hubs in Frankfurt and Munich were the most affected, but flights were also canceled in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, Hannover, Stuttgart and Cologne.
The airline advised affected passengers not to come to the airport because most of the airport counters were unstaffed.
The ver.di service union announced a strike on Monday, seeking to put pressure on Lufthansa in wage negotiations for some 20,000 employees at Lufthansa’s logistics, technology and cargo subsidiaries.
The strike comes at a time when airports in Germany and across Europe are already experiencing chaos and long lines at security checks due to staff shortages and surges in travel demand.
Wage strikes by airport crews in France and pilots of Scandinavian Airlines in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have led to last-minute cancellations, lengthy delays, lost luggage and long waits for bags at airports amid soaring inflation. There is growing confusion for travelers faced with Europe.
After two years of restrictions due to Covid-19, travel is booming this summer. Airports like London’s Heathrow are limiting daily flights and passenger numbers.
of lufthansa strike It will start at 3:45 am local time on Wednesday and will end early on Thursday. Such “warning strikes” are a common tactic in German labor negotiations and usually last from a few hours to he a day or he two.
Ver.di is demanding a 9.5% wage increase this year and says it is far below the offer Lufthansa made earlier this month, which included an 18-month contract.
Lufthansa Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Nigemann argued that “this so-called warning attack, which took place during the peak of the summer travel season, is no longer out of proportion.”
