At Lufthansa, the announced warning strike by ground crews started on Wednesday evening. The Frankfurt hub, together with Munich, will be hardest hit by the planned 27-hour strike. As a precaution, Lufthansa canceled between 80 and 90 percent of the approximately 1,000 flights scheduled for Wednesday. However, AUA’s flights to Germany will start as planned.
In addition to Frankfurt and Munich, Verdi has also called on employees of several Lufthansa companies to take industrial action in Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf. The first flights were canceled on Tuesday evening. According to the company, more than 100,000 passengers had to reschedule their flights. At the other airports in Germany, connections to and from Frankfurt and Munich have largely been canceled.
“Don’t come to the airport”
Lufthansa warned passengers of canceled flights not to come to the airport. They could expect no help there. “Due to the strike, the rebooking counters are unfortunately not manned,” the airline’s website states.
AUA flights depart as scheduled
However, passengers of Lufthansa subsidiaries and third-party airlines are hardly affected, if at all. For example, the direct flight subsidiary Eurowings plans to fly its entire program. At the hubs in Munich and Frankfurt, skeleton crews must give priority to the flights of the foreign Lufthansa sister companies Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines to keep their networks running.
However, the AUA advises its passengers to check their flight status online in a timely manner or contact their travel agency.
The strike will last until Thursday morning
The strikes in Germany were called by the trade union to demand higher salaries and wages. Strike rallies are planned in Berlin and Frankfurt on Wednesday. The strike ends at 7:10 am on Thursday. Lufthansa expects a bumpy start to operations on Thursday with some cancellations and delays. Activities should return to normal on Friday.
Source: Krone
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