Flight cancellations and delays – Germany-wide strike by Lufthansa crews introduced | EUROtoday

Lufthansa passengers should anticipate flight cancellations and delays this Thursday. The purpose is simultaneous industrial motion by the pilots and flight attendants all through the day. All begins from Germany are to be on strike. Cargo flights are additionally affected in Lufthansa’s a centesimal anniversary yr. The actual extent of the outages was initially unknown. A spokesman for the corporate stated they have been ready for extra detailed info from the union.

The Cockpit Association for the pilots and the UFO cabin union for the flight attendants made the decision. The pilots are formally on strike for increased employer contributions to firm and transitional pensions. The members have been voting on this for the reason that autumn, with the bulk voting in favor of business motion.

UFO needs to make use of a warning strike to pressure negotiations on collective agreements on the core firm Lufthansa and the regional subsidiary Cityline with no poll. There alone, round 800 jobs are threatened due to the corporate’s technique. UFO needs a collectively agreed social plan right here. According to a member round, negotiations have been refused by administration. The core firm has to this point been ready in useless for negotiations on a collective collective settlement.

Under the key phrases “productivity” and “flexibility”, Lufthansa is continuous to demand worsening tariffs that might have a direct influence on the workload and the already severely restricted potential to plan one’s personal life, criticizes UFO tariff skilled Harry Jaeger. At the identical time, the employer refuses any severe dialogue about protecting mechanisms that would shield cabin staff from the results of the corporate’s course.

Dispute over collective agreements

What is supposed right here is the group technique of placing stress on established components of the corporate with new flight operations. A couple of years in the past, the board based the airways Lufthansa City Airlines and Discover with the acknowledged goal of flying there at cheaper fares. This is especially profitable as a result of the crews there earn much less. According to Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr, progress within the group can solely happen the place cash is made.

On Tuesday, the Lufthansa Group introduced that the brand new firm City Airlines will now additionally serve the Frankfurt hub for the primary time. By autumn, the fleet at Rhein-Main Airport is predicted to develop to seven Airbus A320 plane with the newest era of engines. So far, 13 plane from the platform, which was based in 2024, are stationed on the second hub in Munich.

Passengers can hardly inform which firm they’re flying with as a result of City Airlines is absolutely built-in into the Lufthansa flight schedule and doesn’t promote its personal tickets. The group is pursuing an analogous idea with its subsidiary Discover, which additionally provides long-distance flights. Here, the rival union Verdi has concluded collective agreements for the cabin and cockpit.

The group is hiring in Frankfurt to assist the expansion of the wholly-owned subsidiary. 60 staff have already been recruited and the hiring of 280 extra staff is deliberate. The airline presently employs round 450 folks.