Germany, new Lufthansa staff strike. Hundreds of flights canceled, thousands of passengers grounded
Lufthansa ground staff employed at German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, have announced a new strike: the [...]
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The ground staff of Lufthansa employed at German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, announced a new strike: The civil service union "Ver.Di" informed that. abstention from work will begin at 4 a.m. on Thursday, March 7 and will continue until 07:10 a.m. Saturday, March 9.
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The cancellation emails came in overnight and call center switchboards around the world literally went haywire. Unable to use the automated bot, and in many cases passengers will be forced to spend the night at the airport.
For several months Germany is affected by a wave of strikes in several sectors, including transportation: This is the third agitation as part of the wage dispute (affecting more than 25 thousand employees) after the previous two "warning" strikes that, in effect, halted passenger traffic at German airports for a day. I "Ver.Di" union representatives call for 12.5% wage increase and a bonus, lasting one year, amounting to € 3000 To compensate for inflation.
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The strike, as mentioned, concerns Lufthansa's ground employees: however it is highly likely that the disruptions on Thursday and Friday will also affect companies that rely on the German carrier to handle ground operations, and not only those that are part of Star Alliance; the strike, in addition, Could create disruptions in the planned rotations of aircraft and crews Of the following days.
More it is not known, clearly, which flights will be operated regularly, especially to and from Frankfurt and Munich airports: usually the German airline tends to cancel domestic flights favoring, instead, intercontinental flights; passengers concerned, as was specified by Lufthansa itself on X, will receive all the necessary information about their flights via e-mail or through the company's app.
In all likelihood Flights to and from Italy will also be affected by strikes: If you have a Lufthansa-operated flight scheduled for March 7, 8 or 9, we recommend that you consult the page dedicated to flight disruptions on Lufthansa's website.
