Lufthansa Group is regrettably compelled to droop its flight operations at its German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich
The Verdi commerce union has referred to as on public sector staff at Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to stage a full-day strike on Friday, 17 February 2023.
As a results of the strike announcement, the airports in Frankfurt and Munich, amongst others, are suspending common passenger operations for Friday. As a end result, the Lufthansa Group is regrettably compelled to droop its flight operations at its German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich particularly for that day, canceling a complete of greater than 1,300 flights.
Lufthansa has already knowledgeable passengers affected by the cancellations and, the place attainable, is providing various connections and rebooking on rail. In addition, prospects are requested to test the standing of their flight at an early stage on lufthansa.com and within the Lufthansa app.
“We regret the enormous impact of this warning strike which is being carried out at the expense of our passengers. We are not a party to the collective bargaining and have no influence on it – nevertheless, our guests and we are massively affected. More than 1,300 flight cancellations for Lufthansa Group airlines alone show once again how vulnerable and fragile the air transport system is to strike activity,” stated Michael Niggemann, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Officer Human Resources & Infrastructure Lufthansa Group.
Lufthansa expects common flight operations to be largely again to regular as early as Saturday, 18 February 2023.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, generally shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag provider of Germany. When mixed with its subsidiaries, it’s the second-largest airline in Europe when it comes to passengers carried. Lufthansa is among the 5 founding members of Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, fashioned in 1997.
Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft is a German commerce union primarily based in Berlin, Germany. It was established on 19 March 2001 as the results of a merger of 5 particular person unions and is a member of the German Trade Union Confederation.
