Overview
- The pilots' union VC kept its strike going for a second day, targeting Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and CityLine, while Eurowings pilots returned to work.
- Frankfurt and Munich again saw hundreds of flights canceled, forcing tens of thousands of travelers to rebook or face long delays.
- The Ufo cabin-crew union called a two-day strike for Wednesday and Thursday for Lufthansa and CityLine staff and plans a rally at the airline’s Frankfurt headquarters.
- VC is seeking higher pay and stronger company pensions, while Lufthansa’s management rejects large cost increases at the core airline.
- Personnel chief Michael Niggemann warned that repeated walkouts shrink the airline as this fifth strike wave builds pressure during the carrier’s centennial week.