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The Verdi trade union has called Lufthansa ground handling staff to another strike from February 19 at 8 p.m. to February 21 at 7:10 a.m., during which only 10-20 percent of the German airline’s flights will operate, AIRportal reports.
The airline has notified affected passengers by email or mobile app and is offering free rebooking and vouchers for canceled domestic flights that can be redeemed for train tickets. Passengers of the canceled flights are asked not to go to the airports and no staff will be present at the customer service counters due to the strike.
Due to the 35-hour warning strike from February 19 at 20:00 CET until February 21 at 7:10 CET, we currently assume that around 10 to 20 percent of the flight program will be possible on Tuesday, February 20. Passengers who are affected by flight cancellations as a result of the… pic.twitter.com/z6DvGwSiPV
— Lufthansa (@lufthansa) February 19, 2024
According to the flight information system of Budapest Airport, Lufthansa canceled all flights between Frankfurt and Munich and the Hungarian capital on Tuesday, and flight LH1342 from Frankfurt late Monday evening did not arrive at Liszt Ferenc Airport either.
The last time similar disruptions occurred in the Lufthansa network was on February 7 and 8 due to a work stoppage.
Budapest Airport informed Világgazdaság that
the other Lufthansa Group airlines flying to Budapest (Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines) are not affected and will continue their operations during the strike.
Verdi is demanding a wage increase of 12.5 percent for the 25,000 ground handling staff, i.e. at least 500 euros per month for 12 months, as well as a one-off payment of 3,000 euros to compensate for inflation, reports the portal.
The German airports affected by the strike are Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart. According to Michael Niggemann, responsible for Human Resources and Infrastructure at Lufthansa, the strike is unfortunate, because the German airline made a “far-reaching” offer during negotiations – rejected by Verdi – and this is causing inconvenience for customers and employees alike.
A similar strike in early February saw 900 out of 1,000 scheduled flights canceled, affecting around 100,000 passengers.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been affected by a number of national strikes affecting air travel, rail, and public transport. Labor strikes are now commonplace in Germany. Since the beginning of January, several key sectors in Germany have come to a standstill, with farmers first going on strike, then train drivers striking for six days, causing considerable damage to Europe’s already struggling largest economy, writes the portal.
Via AIRportal, Világgazdaság, Featured image: Facebook/ver.di