One of its key unions Lufthansa call today ground staff of the company in strike on Wednesday in context dispute over wagesannouncing “delays and cancellations” at an already tense time for the European aviation industry.
The Verdi union has announced a strike for the period from 03.45 (04.45 Greek time) on Wednesday until 06.00 (07.00 Greek time) Thursday morning to “increase pressure” on management while asking for a 9.5% wage increaseaccording to a statement.
Europe’s biggest airline group has not yet given details of the impact on passengers, as travelers are already facing long waits at airports and back-to-back flight cancellations due to staff shortages.
THE Lufthansaas reported by APE-MPE, has already canceled around 6,000 flights this summer while Frankfurt Airport is considering easing the schedule to “further stabilize flight activities”.
Wednesday’s strike will affect ground staff, mainly maintenance services, but also aircraft towing vehicle operators, who are essential to the smooth running of the airport.
“There will be many cancellations and delaysVerdi announced.
After the lifting of health restrictions at the start of the year, airlines and airports are struggling to meet strong demand growth after two years of low demand in which many jobs were lost. More than 7,000 workers are currently missing from the German aviation industry, according to a study by the economic institute IW published at the end of June.
Source: News Beast
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