Continuing strike action by ground staff of the German airline Lufthansa again caused numerous flight cancellations in Germany on Friday. Around 1,000 flights will be cancelled during the course of the day, especially at the Munich and Frankfurt hubs, a company spokesman said on Friday. Only 10 to 20% of the normally scheduled flights will […]
Germany’s biggest airline has warned that ongoing strikes by thousands of its ground staff and airport workers could hurt its earnings this quarter, after walkouts earlier this year already cost the company more than $100 million. Lufthansa Group, which owns German flag carrier Lufthansa and several smaller airlines including Austrian Airlines and Eurowings, said Thursday […]
In a ballot of flight attendant union members, more than 96% voted in favour of going on strike in the ongoing wage dispute with the German airline Lufthansa, the Ufo union said on Wednesday, but a strike date is not to be set until later. It comes after ground staff at the national carrier are […]
In the ground staff wage dispute at Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa, technical staff began a three-day strike on Wednesday, but so far passenger flights have not been affected. The strike began as planned at 6 am (0500 GMT), said Marvin Reschinsky, chief negotiator for the Verdi union. According to Verdi, 90% of employees and trainees […]
Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa called for quick negotiations in an ongoing wage dispute as technical staff started a three-day strike on Wednesday. “This short-term call in the technical operations with just twelve hours’ notice for a third so-called strike lasting three days is an incomprehensible and completely inappropriate escalation,” the company said on Wednesday. Verdi […]
In the ground staff wage dispute at Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa, technical staff began a three-day strike on Wednesday morning. The strike began as planned at 6:00 am (0500 GMT), said Marvin Reschinsky, chief negotiator for the Verdi union. Passenger flights will not be affected this time. According to Verdi, employees and trainees from Lufthansa […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Shares in Germany’s Lufthansa were trading 3.6% lower at 0833 GMT on Friday, as shareholders reacted to the airline’s announcement that it would shed two thirds of its board by the middle of the year. The board will shrink from six members to five and Chief Financial Officer Remco Steenbergen is among […]
Operations at Germany’s largest airline were expected to normalize on Wednesday after this month’s second wave of strikes by Lufthansa employees came to an end. “Lufthansa plans to gradually resume flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich after the end of the Verdi strike on Wednesday morning,” said a company spokesman. Trade union Verdi had called […]
A second strike this month by Lufthansa employees has brought flight operations to a near halt at several German airports. Germany’s largest airline was able to offer only 10% of its 1,000 scheduled take-offs and landings on Tuesday, a spokesman told dpa. Around 100,000 passengers were affected. The strike was particularly noticeable at the Munich […]
A union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to strike at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar walkout earlier this month. The Ver.di union said on Sunday that the one-day strike will affect the airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn and […]
BERLIN (AP) — A labor union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this month. The Ver.di union said Sunday that the one-day strike will affect the airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well […]
Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4am on Wednesday. […]