Strike at Lufthansa affects thousands of passengers in Germany

Lufthansa planes at Frankfurt airport, Germany REUTERS/Heiko Becker Flight attendants from the German airline Lufthansa are on strike from midnight until 10pm this Friday (10), in a strike called by the Independent Organization of Flight Attendants (UFO, for its German acronym) union. As a result, hundreds of flights have been or are being canceled, and tens of thousands of passengers have been affected. 🗒️Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send to g1 At Frankfurt and Munich airports, for example, flights to other European cities, such as Milan, Brussels, Dublin and Nice, were canceled in the morning. In addition to these two airports, nine others have been affected by the strike, which mainly affects the company Cityline, a Lufthansa subsidiary in regional hubs, based in Cologne. See the trending videos on g1 See the trending videos on g1 At Frankfurt airport alone – the largest and most important in the country – 580 of a total of 1,350 flights scheduled for this Friday were cancelled, which would affect around 72,000 passengers, according to information from Fraport, which manages the airport. Adding other airlines, the total number of passengers affected could reach more than 100 thousand. This is the third strike recorded at Lufthansa in two months. Separate arguments While Lufthansa chief executive Jens Ritter said the strike was “completely disproportionate”, UFO representatives argued that the escalation was inevitable due to impasses in negotiations. The strike comes after rival union Verdi secured a collective agreement with Cityline covering 500 flight attendants and pilots. The agreement, reached after extensive negotiations last week, will increase basic salaries by between 20% and 35% in three stages until March 2029, including extra days off, more vacations, better roster planning and expanded pension support, according to Verdi. However, Lufthansa intends to close Cityline’s activities by the end of this year, which caused outrage among employees – the measure would put around 800 jobs at stake. Company alerts passengers Lufthansa recommended that passengers who have tickets purchased for this Friday find out about their flights, with tickets that can be rescheduled or refunded, in addition to the right to compensation if the delay exceeds three hours. The company must also provide alternative transportation, food and accommodation.

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