Overview
- Vereinigung Cockpit, which began a 48-hour strike Monday, halted operations at Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and CityLine, with Eurowings Germany affected only on Monday.
- Disruption hit major hubs as Munich logged about 720 cancellations by late morning and Frankfurt saw roughly 560 scrapped flights, while BER listed dozens; airlines urged passengers to check status, with rebooking and Deutsche Bahn rail options available.
- VC says talks stalled on a richer company pension and a new pay deal at regional carrier CityLine, and the union says it remains ready to negotiate if Lufthansa tables a workable offer.
- Lufthansa rejected the demands as unrealistic, calling the pensions already generous, and Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Niggemann labeled the strike irresponsible.
- Flights to selected Middle East destinations were excluded for security reasons, and the cabin-crew union Ufo announced new walkouts for Wednesday and Thursday at Lufthansa and CityLine, raising the risk of further cancellations.