by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 26, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
As I mentioned a few days ago, one of Germany’s largest unions thought it would be wise to call a nationwide strike of public sector workers. To that end, airports will bear the brunt of the work stoppage as aircraft handlers, airport fire safety personnel and a myriad of other staff will strike for most of the day on Wednesday. As it stands now, the strike at Munich will cover the the entire day while Frankfurt will see a work stoppage only through 3p on the 27th. Other main German airports including Dusseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund, and Hannover will also see widespread disruptions. Bremen was selected to be the target of the strike on Tuesday, April 26.
To deal with the disruptions, Lufthansa has published a special timetable for April 26-27 that reflects the cancellation of a substantial number of flights. Passengers impacted by the strike have the option to rebook their flights, or use an alternative method of travel including bus and train (assuming they’re not on strike!). LH has set up a dedicated webpage that addresses the impact of the strike, along with a tool to check if your flight is affected. If you booked your travel through a travel agent, you should contact them directly to assist you.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 23, 2016 | Airports, Featured, Germany, Strike |
If it’s not one German union, it’s another but here we go again with their strike antics.
It appears that a nation-wide public sector strike is set to take place next Wednesday, April 27. This strike would include a wide variety of airport employees and other public service occupations, so other means of transportation may be impacted as well.
If you are traveling to, from, or within Germany next Wednesday, please pay special attention to the news and contact your airline to inquire about your options regarding rebooking or refunding your ticket for that day.
Oh, and by the way, DO NOT blame Lufthansa for this one……
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jan 24, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike, UFO |
Late last week, Lufthansa announced that it had agreed to enter arbitration with UFO. For those of you not familiar with UFO, they are the union that represents Lufthansa’s cabin crews.
The new agreement promises labor peace between UFO and LH until June 30th at which point this arbitration agreement is set expire. This latest agreement for arbitration is important to both sides because their previous ‘band-aid’ agreement expires on September 30. Last year, LH and UFO reached agreements on several points, however there are still a few agreements that need to be reach in order to have a long term labor agreement in place.
From what I’ve read, it seems that both sides are optimistic that a deal will be reached and perhaps for the first time in a long time, we can book travel without the shadows of strikes in the background.
