Overview
- Vereinigung Cockpit told members it will temporarily refrain from industrial action to allow Lufthansa to submit a negotiable offer on pensions.
- Lufthansa said it welcomes continued dialogue, while maintaining it cannot fund higher employer contributions to what it calls an already strong pension plan.
- The dispute covers employer payments to company pensions for about 4,800 cockpit staff at the core airline and Lufthansa Cargo.
- Talks have run since May through seven rounds without agreement, after the union initially sought a trebling of the employer share.
- Lufthansa is trimming roughly 100 domestic flights per week citing taxes and fees, underscoring its cost-cutting stance during the standoff.