by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 11, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike, Vereinigung Cockpit |
While knocking on wood, there is hope that labor peace will exist between Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) through the Holidays.
In comments coming out of Frankfurt, it appears that both sides have agreed to a new series of mediation in an attempt to finally bridge the gap between the union and the airline. So I’m cautiously optimistic that the union will not pull any stunts that seek to hurt passengers during one of the busiest travel season of the year.
Obviously past mediations have yielded nothing but more strikes and passenger grief but there’s always hope of reaching a deal. Just like there’s hope of winning the lottery.
The labor dispute will enter it’s fifth year in 2017. Pilots have been working without a new deal since 2012 and I suspect that trend to continue for the foreseeable future.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
Lufthansa has announced that even though strikes have been called for Short Haul on Tuesday, and for Short Haul and Long Haul flights on Wednesday, they will be able to conduct the majority of their timetable for both days.
For Tuesday, LH expects to operate 2184 of their 3000 scheduled flights. All Long Haul flights will operate as scheduled.
For Wednesday, LH expects to operate 2110 of their 3000 scheduled flights. It appears that the bulk of their Long Haul flights will be impacted.
Please follow this link to look up the status of your flight. If you are affect, please contact the airline, frequent flyer program, or travel agent that issued your ticket so that you can be re-accommodated. Follow @LufthansaNews on Twitter for the latest developments regarding the strike.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 27, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike, Vereinigung Cockpit |
Lufthansa has announced that pilots will once again walk off the job for a substantial period next week.
On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 all short haul flights are subject to the strike from 12:01a until 11:59p.
Then on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, the union has called for strikes to ground ALL flights, both short and long haul flights scheduled to depart from Germany. The strike on Wednesday will last from 12:01a until 11:59p.
Lufthansa will be publishing a special timetable for Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect it to be available by 2:00pm on Monday (Frankfurt Time). You can check on your flight status by clicking this link.
Keep in mind that Lufthansa DID NOT have to cancel all the flights that were targeted by the insane union leadership during the previous strikes. In fact, LH was able to operate a significant amount of flights during each strike day.
If your flights are affected, you must call the airline or travel agency that issued your ticket. If your ticket is not issued by Lufthansa, do not call them directly, they will be unable to help and you’ll spend a lot of time on hold for no reason. If you redeemed miles for your LH flight, call the frequent flyer program that issued your ticket.
If your ticket is issued by LH, you can go online to LH.com to review your options, or call your local LH customer service center.
