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Lufthansa Cabin Crew Strike Grounds Hundreds of Flights at Frankfurt and Munich

The walkout reflects months of stalled talks over schedules, notice periods, CityLine redundancies.

Overview

  • Cabin crew represented by UFO began a one-day strike Friday from 00:01 to 22:00 that targets Lufthansa departures from Frankfurt and Munich.
  • Lufthansa canceled hundreds of flights in advance, including nearly 75% of about 350 scheduled departures at Frankfurt, and warned travelers to check status before heading to the airport.
  • Some reports projected roughly 100,000 passengers could be affected by the one-day action, though a confirmed total was not provided by the airline.
  • Talks broke down over working conditions such as shift predictability and longer notice, as well as a social plan for roughly 800 Lufthansa CityLine cabin crew facing redundancy.
  • Lufthansa urged the union to resume negotiations and apologized for the disruption, which follows pilot strikes in February and March and marks the airline’s third major stoppage this year.