BERLIN: Lufthansa cabin crews have known as a two-day strike subsequent week within the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, the UFO union introduced Saturday, days after the airline introduced file earnings.
“On Thursday, the group introduced a file outcome,” mentioned UFO union chief Joachim Vazquez Buerger.
“The cabin crew have to have the ability to profit from this success, and the efforts made through the Coronavirus disaster should be rewarded.”
The strike will cowl flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansa’s subsidiary CityLine additionally affected.
Lufthansa mentioned later Saturday that round 100,000 travellers can be hit by the stoppages.
“We deeply remorse coming thus far and ask passengers… to excuse us for the approaching inconveniences,” he mentioned.
On Thursday, Lufthansa reported that 2023 earnings doubled on booming demand, with a internet revenue of 1.67 billion euros ($1.82 billion), considerably larger than a determine of 791 million euros in 2022.
That marked a second straight 12 months of earnings for the group — whose carriers embody Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airways — after two years of losses because of the pandemic shutdowns.
The corporate additionally took the chance to warn in regards to the “damaging” affect of a wave of business motion in the beginning of this 12 months.
However worker representatives say salaries haven’t saved tempo with the earnings, whilst inflation has eroded their spending energy, resulting in a collection of strikes for the reason that starting of this 12 months.
The most recent walkout started final Thursday, with Lufthansa floor employees staging a nationwide two-day strike after a earlier walkout in February.
“After 15 rounds of talks with out an settlement, we should assume that administration needs the state of affairs to worsen, at passengers’ expense,” the UFO’s negotiator Harry Jaeger mentioned late Saturday.
Lufthansa has mentioned it made “an excellent supply that notably contains pay will increase of a minimum of 10 p.c”.
It has proposed a bonus of three,000 euros ($3,280) for cabin crew members and a pay improve of six p.c in August, adopted by a 3.25 p.c improve a 12 months later.
“On Thursday, the group introduced a file outcome,” mentioned UFO union chief Joachim Vazquez Buerger.
“The cabin crew have to have the ability to profit from this success, and the efforts made through the Coronavirus disaster should be rewarded.”
The strike will cowl flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansa’s subsidiary CityLine additionally affected.
Lufthansa mentioned later Saturday that round 100,000 travellers can be hit by the stoppages.
“We deeply remorse coming thus far and ask passengers… to excuse us for the approaching inconveniences,” he mentioned.
On Thursday, Lufthansa reported that 2023 earnings doubled on booming demand, with a internet revenue of 1.67 billion euros ($1.82 billion), considerably larger than a determine of 791 million euros in 2022.
That marked a second straight 12 months of earnings for the group — whose carriers embody Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airways — after two years of losses because of the pandemic shutdowns.
The corporate additionally took the chance to warn in regards to the “damaging” affect of a wave of business motion in the beginning of this 12 months.
However worker representatives say salaries haven’t saved tempo with the earnings, whilst inflation has eroded their spending energy, resulting in a collection of strikes for the reason that starting of this 12 months.
The most recent walkout started final Thursday, with Lufthansa floor employees staging a nationwide two-day strike after a earlier walkout in February.
“After 15 rounds of talks with out an settlement, we should assume that administration needs the state of affairs to worsen, at passengers’ expense,” the UFO’s negotiator Harry Jaeger mentioned late Saturday.
Lufthansa has mentioned it made “an excellent supply that notably contains pay will increase of a minimum of 10 p.c”.
It has proposed a bonus of three,000 euros ($3,280) for cabin crew members and a pay improve of six p.c in August, adopted by a 3.25 p.c improve a 12 months later.
