Two-day strike by Lufthansa cabin crew to have an effect on 100,000 passengers

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Lufthansa workers have begun their first in a two-day strike throughout two of Germany’s busiest airports.

Cabin crew have walked out at the moment (Tuesday 12 March) and can strike for a second day on Wednesday in Frankfurt and Munich.

The commercial motion additionally impacts the flag provider’s low-cost subsidiary, Cityline.

In response to Lufthansa, round 100,000 passengers shall be affected.

The strike will is hitting all departures from Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday, and all departures from Munich Airport on Wednesday, between 4am and 11pm native time.

Writing on X, previously generally known as Twitter, on Saturday, Lufthansa mentioned that the walkout would trigger “important impacts on the flight schedule”.

It added: “We deeply remorse any inconvenience attributable to this strike and thanks on your understanding on this distinctive circumstance.”

Members of The Unbiased Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) are calling for a 15 per cent pay enhance and a €3,000 (£2,556) inflation compensation fee.

The union mentioned that greater than 96 per cent of its members – together with 18,000 Lufthansa workers and 1,000 Cityline staff – voted in favour of business motion.

The information comes days after Lufthansa introduced its income had doubled in 2023 to €1.67 billion from the earlier yr.

UFO claims cabin workers haven’t seen any profit from these elevated income.

A spokesperson for the union mentioned that firm bosses have “distanced” themselves from their workers.

“We name on Lufthansa administration to lastly depart their elitist bubble and reply to the cheap calls for of their workers with respectable gives,” they mentioned in an announcement.

“Then options will be discovered on the negotiating desk once more as a substitute of on the road. As all the time, it’s as much as the employer to avert additional labour disputes.”

The present walkout comes days after an extra strike affected hundreds of thousands of travellers throughout Germany.

Round 80 per cent of all long-distance trains, in addition to regional and commuter trains, had been cancelled on Thursday 7 March as practice drivers went on strike.

Lufthansa floor workers additionally stopped work.

The Ver.di union is in search of a 12.5 per cent pay increase, or a minimum of €500 (£426) extra monthly, in negotiations for almost 25,000 Lufthansa floor staff together with check-in, plane dealing with, upkeep and freight workers.