FRANKFURT, April 14 (dpa) – Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in Germany on Tuesday as Lufthansa pilots strike for a second day amid an ongoing dispute over better pay and pensions.
Pilots at Lufthansa’s core brand, as well as Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa CityLine, began their walkout shortly after midnight on Monday.
More than 1,100 take-offs and landings in Frankfurt, Lufthansa’s main hub and Germany’s biggest airport, were cancelled across Monday and Tuesday, with 710 flights scrapped in Munich.
The pilots’ strike, organized by the VC union, centres on pay disputes, including the company pension scheme and remuneration at the regional subsidiary CityLine.
Pilots of the leisure airline Eurowings, however, are expected to resume work on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, flight attendants at Lufthansa have been called to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, marking the fifth wave of industrial action at the group this year.
On Monday, Lufthansa’s chief human resources officer Michael Niggemann warned unions against continuing their confrontational course, saying each day of industrial action weakens the airline.
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