Lufthansa pilots launch 2-day strike, cabin crew say they will strike right after
Key takeaways
- Pilots who are members of the Vereinigung Cockpit trade union are striking on Monday and Tuesday.
- The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage right after the pilots end their strike.
- Lufthansa is struggling to negotiate terms both with the pilots' trade union Vereinigung Cockpit and the UFO cabin crew union that called on members to strike just last week.
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Pilots who are members of the Vereinigung Cockpit trade union are striking on Monday and Tuesday. As hundreds of flights were canceled, the UFO cabin crew union said it would also strike on Wednesday and Thursday.
https://p.dw.com/p/5C50s Many Lufthansa flights, excluding those headed to much of the Middle East amid the existing flight problems caused by the conflict in Iran and the wider region, were canceled on Monday morning Image: Revierfoto/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage right after the pilots end their strike.
Lufthansa is struggling to negotiate terms both with the pilots' trade union Vereinigung Cockpit and the UFO cabin crew union that called on members to strike just last week.