name   천일그룹  tel   
date   2022-08-03 E-mail

  
title   Lufthansa cancellations impact


More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights have been canceled so far due to
this week''s strike action, with more than 130,000 passengers
impacted.

The German airline announced yesterday it would cancel nearly all of
its German-based flights in Germany on Wednesday.

Given that a strike of ground staff by trade union Ver.di will have
"a massive operational impact in the middle of the peak travel
season," the airline said it "has to cancel almost the entire flight
schedule at its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich for Wednesday."

With the summer holiday season underway, the airline said it was
already working under high pressure to reestablish flight schedules
for this weekend, following previous strikes. Wednesday''s strike may
still lead to individual flight cancellations or delays on Thursday
and Friday, Lufthansa warned.

At Frankfurt airport, a total of 678 flights will be canceled, 32 of
them on Tuesday and 646 on Wednesday, according to Lufthansa. An
estimated 92,000 passengers will be affected.

At the Munich hub, a total of 345 flights are set to be canceled,
including 15 on Tuesday and 330 on Wednesday. An estimated 42,000
passengers will be affected, Lufthansa said.

Cancellations include some international flights from Bangkok,
Singapore, New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, and New Delhi.

Lufthansa, which is Germany''s flag carrier, added that rebooking
capacities for passengers affected by cancellations are very limited.

The union Ver.di is calling for a 9.5% wage increase for Lufthansa
ground staff, with a minimum increase of €350 ($368) per month for
12 months. Staff are overworked due to significant staff shortages,
high inflation and a three-year wage freeze, the union said.

Around 20,000 workers have been asked to participate in the Ver.di
strike, including ground staff, counter staff, and aircraft
technicians.

Michael Niggemann, chief human resources officer and labor director
at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, told journalists Tuesday that the strikes
were "causing enormous damage."

Lufthansa had offered "very substantial pay increases over the next
12 months," he said, adding that the strike action "is simply no
longer proportionate."

Lufthansa''s head of media relations Martin Leutke told reporters
Wednesday that the "massive strike on the backs of customers is not
understandable and not justified" after having gone through two
rounds of negotiations with the company.

He said the company is trying to rebook travelers on the best
alternative routes possible and advised customers who don''t have
confirmed flights Wednesday to not come to the airport, saying
"resources are scarce here and we can probably help better digitally
than here at the airport."

The strike started at 3:45 a.m. local time (9:45 p.m. ET) on
Wednesday and is due to end at 6 a.m. local time (midnight ET) on
Thursday, the union said in a statement.