Lufthansa advance informed about cancellation of calls so in the major German airports managed to avoid the chaotic scenes.
Passengers whose flights have been cancelled, can rebook free of charge or to refund the ticket.
Canceled almost 900 flights, “grounded” nearly 100 thousand. passengers
it is estimated that today’s protest will feel about one hundred thousand travelers. Lufthansa cancels including 876 flights, including more than 50 Intercontinental flights.
Odowłane connection with Poland
As reported by Lufthansa, on Wednesday, the first day of the strike, canceled 22 flights (arrivals and departures) between Poland and Germany, on 82 flights scheduled for that day.
“Lufthansa canceled on Wednesday, all four arrival and departure on the route Moscow – Frankfurt, and three arrivals and departures between Warsaw and Munich,” told REUTERS the press Secretary of the Airport Chopin Przemyslaw Przybylski.
Canceled 8 flights on route Krakow – Frankfurt-Krakow – Munich.
Thursday Lufthansa cancels 24 flights Poland
due to pilots ‘ strike German airline Lufthansa on Thursday will be cancelled 24 connection with Poland, told REUTERS the carrier.
on Thursday 24 Lufthansa does not implement the connection between Poland and Germany, 84 scheduled on this day flight. Cancelled all the flights between the capital and the Frankfurt and Munich and 10 calls on up to 12 scheduled (arrival and departure) between Krakow and Frankfurt and Munich.
for More information about canceled flights, and the possibility of changing the booking of tickets, passengers can get from the carrier.
In Poland Lufthansa years, in particular, wrocław, gdańsk, rzeszów, poznań or Katowice.
As ponformowało morning Airport Chopin was cancelled the morning flights to Munich from h, 6.20 and 7.10 in Frankfurt.
the German pilots Union Cockpit (VC) said Tuesday in a statement that the strike covered all the flights from Germany to long and short trips.
the Blow was initially to last one day, but on Tuesday it was decided to extend it until Thursday before midnight. This decision was announced after the Supreme court negatively reviewed the appeal of the management of the airlines, from the verdict, according to which the Lufthansa pilots have authorized a strike.
In the current dispute płacowym it for 14. action strajkowa from April 2014.
the Pilots are demanding higher
the Union Cockpit (VC) stressed that the pilots did not get five years of no increase. Lufthansa has developed in that time a profit of 5 billion euros. Cockpit requires wage growth to 22 percent. in five stages, during the period from the end of April 2012, with the expiry of the previous collective agreement, until April 2017. Lufthansa offers a salary increase of 2.5 percent. for the period up to the end of 2018. The Union represents the interests of 5.4 million drivers.
Previous wave of strikes of Lufthansa pilots took place in September 2015. The strike was called off after a court decision to work in Frankfurt which recognized the trade Union action illegal.
also Continues the struggle for the rights of the pension of the pilots.
Questions and salary are not the only point of dispute between the members of the trade Union and Lufthansa management. There is an argument about perks system przedemerytalnych for pilots. Lufthansa wants to increase the age of eligibility of retirement. Young drivers, starting with the current work have to be completely deprived of these rights.
due To the strong competition from budget airlines and carriers from Asia Lufthansa radical program of austerity, expanding, in particular, the budget sector of the airline.
trade Union Verdi called on Thursday to strike in Hamburg and Dusseldorf staff cockpit subsidiaries Lufthansa – Eurowings. The strike will last from 5 hours to 20. Also in this case the reason for the strike is a dispute payroll.
IAR/PAP, jk, Lord
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