BERLIN – Pilots at Lufthansa walked out on Friday, forcing the German airline to cancel a whole lot of flights and go away holidaymakers stranded.
Labour union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) had mentioned on Wednesday that pay talks with Lufthansa had failed, calling on pilots at each the passenger airline and at Lufthansa Cargo to go on strike.
VC is demanding a 5.5% pay rise this yr for its greater than 5,000 pilots and automated inflation compensation thereafter.
Lufthansa has provided a complete of 900 euros ($901.35) extra in primary pay per thirty days in two levels over an 18-month time period in addition to an settlement guaranteeing cockpit workers a minimal fleet dimension.
Strikes and workers shortages have already pressured airways together with Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of flights this summer time and induced hours-long queues at main airports, irritating holidaymakers eager to journey after COVID-19 lockdowns.
VC’s calls for additionally come in opposition to the backdrop of hovering power and meals costs, with German inflation rising to its highest stage in nearly 50 years in August.
Lufthansa cancelled about 800 flights at its predominant bases in Frankfurt and Munich, affecting 130,000 passengers.
Final month, Lufthansa’s administration reached a pay cope with floor workers, averting additional walkouts after a strike had pressured it to cancel greater than 1,000 flights.
Lufthansa additionally faces attainable walkouts by pilots of subsidiary Eurowings, who've voted for industrial motion however are because of maintain a spherical of talks with administration subsequent week.
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