Lufthansa canceled more than 1,300 flights scheduled for Friday after the Verdi union called for all-day strikes involving airport workers at seven German airports, including Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg.
Lufthansa, one of Europe’s largest airlines, was ending all flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday, the company said in a statement on its website on Thursday.
“We regret the enormous impact of this warning strike, which is being carried out at the expense of our passengers,” Lufthansa Executive Board Member Michael Niggemann said in a statement.
“We are not part of collective bargaining and have no influence over it – however our guests and we are massively affected.”
In total, 2,340 flights were canceled on the affected airlines, disrupting travel for more than 295,000 passengers, according to Germany’s airport association ADV.
Lufthansa is offering alternative connections and rescheduling rail services “wherever possible”, the airline said. He expects regular flight operations to return to “virtually normal” on Saturday, February 18th.
The disruption comes just two days after a company-wide IT outage at Lufthansa led to a series of flight cancellations and delays that left thousands of passengers stranded at airports on Wednesday.
The Verdi union is demanding a 10.5% raise for its members. Inflation fueled by high energy and food prices is taking a toll on wages.
Source: CNN Brasil
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