Lufthansa has canceled 3,800 flights for April 2-4 in advance of a pilot strike called by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, affecting 425,000 passengers. The strike affects Lufthansa and low-cost carrier Germanwings flights. Lufthansa will operate only about 500 short- and long-haul flights.
Lufthansa Cargo said 23 of 31 planned cargo flights from Frankfurt have been canceled. Most of the remaining domestic and European flights will be flown by subsidiaries Eurowings and Lufthansa CityLine, whose pilots are not participating in the walkout. Lufthansa’s other subsidiaries—Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines—will use larger aircraft on routes to and from Germany to bring as many rebooked Lufthansa passengers as possible to their destinations.
The union, which represents about 5,400 pilots, is seeking better pay and working conditions for pilots at Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings.
“I greatly regret that the Vereinigung Cockpit is not prepared to settle this by negotiations and to find a solution without engaging in a labor dispute. We made good offers for an improved salary as well as a future provision for early leave from flight service,” Deutsche Lufthansa AG chief officer-human resources and legal Bettina Volkens said in a statement, adding that the damage has already been done.
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