by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 8, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
Thanks to the stubborness of the union representing Lufthansa’s Pilots, a third of Lufthansa’s short and medium haul flights have been cancelled for tomorrow, Wednesday September 9.
This is in addition to the cancellation of approximately 90 long haul flights today.
Additionally LH’s LCC, Germanwings had insisted that none of their flight operations are threatened by the strike tomorrow. The union had previously marketed the idea that Germanwings would be completely grounded tomorrow.
If you are traveling with LH tomorrow on a short or medium haul route, please contact LH or your whomever booked your ticket to rebook or request a refund of your fare.
You can look up the status of your flights by visiting this link. Hopefully you are on one of the 2,000 flights that are still scheduled to take place.
In related news, the frustrations have reached a boiling point at Lufthansa who has now announced that they will be taking legal action against the union and will seek the help of Germany’s judicial system to put in place injunctions against this extortionary behavior by the union.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 8, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
So much for a weekend full of negotiations……
Talks broke off between Lufthansa and their Pilots union and as a result the Union called for immediate strikes that are set to begin Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Midnight on Wednesday September 9.
Tuesday’s strike action will cover Long Haul Flights and will impact flights scheduled to take off or land between 8:00a and 12:00a Midnight. Lufthansa still expects to operate a bit more than half of their long haul flights (90+ are scheduled to take place thus far).
Wednesday’s strike is aimed at all short and medium haul flights, including those operated by Germanwings. Lufthansa currently has not published an updated timetable for the strike on Wednesday however the strike is set to run all day from 12:01a through 11:59p.
To see if your particular flight is impacted, please visit this dedicated strike webpage on Lufthansa.com. You’ll be able to look up your flights as well as choose alternative routing should your flight be affected by the strike.
I probably shouldn’t mention when I’m flying to and from Jo’berg……but lets call it November 😉
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 2, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
Sorry Yogi Berra, but your insight is appropriate….
Just a few weeks ago, everyone was optimistic and singing Kumbaya at the prospects that a deal between Lufthansa and their pilot’s union was going to happen soon.
Unfortunately all of that premature optimism has been shattered and the Union has vowed that it can and will go on strike literally at ‘ANY TIME’.
Negotiations between the 2 sides broke down last night after agreements could not be reached on cost cuts and relocating of pilot jobs to other Lufthansa Group airlines that are not subject to the same (or any) labor agreements.
If your travels involve LH in the coming days and weeks, please pay close attention. These strikes typically come with only 24 hour notice. However, LH has done a reasonably good job in making it easy to rebook your tickets on flights with other carriers.
Stay tuned…. 🙁
