by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 30, 2014 | Cargo, Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
No sooner than I post the fact that negotiations have broken down between Lufthansa and their Pilots Union, a strike has been announced for Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2.
The strike is a 2 pronged attack that will affect both short and long haul operations. Cargo operations will be impacted as well.
Specifically, Medium and Short Haul flights will be impacted from noon on Monday December 1 until 11:00p on Tuesday December 2 (Frankfurt local time). Long Haul flights will be affected from Tuesday December 2 from 3:00 am until 11:00 pm (Frankfurt local time). As part of the strike action Cargo flights will be impacted at the same time as the long haul stoppage on Tuesday.
Lufthansa has yet to update their website with specific information on the strike, but you can use this Flight Status link to check the status of your flight and for updates on the strike. Additionally, if you provided your email or cell phone number during your booking process, you will receive automatic updates that impact your flights.
I’ll follow up with another post once Lufthansa begins to list the specific flights that will be cancelled.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 30, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
The union representing the majority of Lufthansa’s pilots has broken off talks with the airline after failing to reach an agreement in a long-standing labor dispute.
As a result, the union has once again threatened work stoppages that could come at anytime but they did indicate that there will be no strikes during the Christmas Holiday.
The talks have broken off even after Lufthansa offered pilots a 5% pay raise. However the major sticking point revolves around early retirement. The union wants LH to let pilots retire as early as age 55 with a majority of their benefits intact while Lufthansa’s position has remained that the minimum retirement age should be somewhere ‘north’ of 55 for a pilot to earn full retirement benefits.
With these new threats, strikes can be called with as little as 24-48 hours notice and can include pilots from Cargo, Lufthansa and Germanwings. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Lufthansa has become quite adept at handling these strikes and has been proactive in assisting passengers during work stoppages.
I’m sure we’ll hear more in the next few days.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 2, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
The union representing the majority of Lufthansa’s pilots has announced that it has postponed plans and threats of future strikes thanks in part to the resumption of negotiations.
According the Union’s president, “We are currently in talks again. We won’t strike during the talks. The aim is to sign a wage agreement”. Hopefully they honor their commitment and work towards a resolution.
So it looks like for the next handful of weeks, passengers will have little to worry about as far as work stoppages are concerned. Hopefully both sides will finally agree on a happy medium.
Finally a bit of good news on a bitter and polarizing topic…….
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 21, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
In what was orginally designed to impact flights flown by medium and short-haul aircraft, the strike called by Lufthansa’s Pilot Union has now spread to the long haul fleet.
In an updated timetable from LH, most if not all of their long haul flights departing Frankfurt and a few from Munich are cancelled for Tuesday,October 21, 2014. You can find the most updated timetable reflecting the cancellations here.
Most flights scheduled to depart LH’s long-haul gateways (North America, Asia, etc) on October 21 are scheduled to operate their flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf. Most of the aircraft will be spending the night at their gateway cities tonight due to cancellations today making them available to fly back tomorrow.
However there are a few cancellations in that group including Johannesburg-FRA, Hong Kong – FRA, Sao Paulo – FRA, Shanghai – FRA and Seoul – MUC. There may be others so PLEASE check the link provided above or to check a specific flight, please use Lufthansa’s Flight Status Tool.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 20, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa, Strike |
Lufthansa has published a list of all flights that have been cancelled thus far as a result of the Strike that is scheduled to take place from 1p Monday through midnight Tuesday (Frankfurt/CET). The strike’s focus is targeted at Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and Embraer operated flights. This translates into most short and medium haul flights being cancelled.
You can find the specific list here. Please keep in mind that this list can be updated at anytime by Lufthansa to reflect additional changes.
If you are impacted by this strike, please visit this Lufthansa page for options that are available for you, including rebooking and refund information.
