In an 11th hour decision, the Union representing LH’s pilots has called off its threat to strike at Frankfurt Airport tomorrow.
This decision comes on the heels of a proposal submitted today by Lufthansa to the union. Apparently the union must have be satisfied at least for now by LH’s latest effort to resolve this on going struggle.
Looks like tomorrow will be a fairly normal day in Frankfurt after all……
Lufthansa has just released news that it will operated all scheduled Long Haul flights in and out of Frankfurt tomorrow. Initially, this was not to be the case but thanks to a group of pilots willing to fly in spite of the strike, passengers scheduled to fly on long haul flights will face minimal inconvenience.
Lufthansa however was forced to augment some of the Long Haul timetable for tomorrow so flights may not depart or arrive based on their original schedule. If you are flying Long Haul on LH tomorrow, please use this link to check the status of your flight to see what the new times may be. Additionally, Lufthansa will be sending emails and text messages to affected passengers.
As far as the remainder of the strike, it is still scheduled to take place tomorrow between 8a and 4p (CEST) and will impact domestic and European flights in and out of FRA.
A week can’t go by without a strike apparently…..
The union representing Lufthansa’s pilots has called yet another strike that is set to take place on Tuesday, September 16 in Frankfurt. According to the information that I am seeing, the strike will take place between 8am and 4pm. It appears that all flights will be cancelled including long haul flights into and out of Frankfurt during that time frame.
According to LH, they plan to present their latest proposal in ending the strike before the walk out is set to begin on Tuesday, so there is a chance, albeit it a small one, that the walk out could be averted on Tuesday.
To check if your flight will be affected, please use this link and check it often as Lufthansa will update it on a regular basis.
In response to the pilot’s strike called for tomorrow in Munich, Lufthansa will operate AT LEAST 1 Round Trip between Frankfurt and Munich with a 747-400. It’s too bad that such a rare event has to take place under this kind of circumstance, but if you are in Munich tomorrow between 10:00 and 11:00a, be on the look out for tail #D-ABVY.
D-ABVY will make a cameo appearance in Munich on Wednesday.
There may be another 747 service between FRA and MUC but nothing official has been published by Lufthansa as of yet. This is a saavy way that LH can bypass some of the flights affecting passengers in Munich by rerouting their travel through Frankfurt, thus minimizing inconveniences.
Additionally, it looks like long haul flights are safe for tomorrow since pilots have volunteered to keep the long haul routes going, but there may be some delays to them as far as the afternoon departures are concerned. Lufthansa has also published a list of flights that are cancelled for tomorrow. You can find that info here.
In their latest bid to disrupt passengers, the union representing Lufthansa’s pilots has called for a day-long strike that will affect Munich tomorrow. The strike will take place between 10:00a and 8:00p CEST.
The previous strikes during the past 2 weeks had only affected EU and domestic German flights, this time the strike will impact long haul travel as well since the strike covers all LH flights in and out of ‘MUC’ during the stated time frame.
At this time, LH has not yet published their list of impacted flights, but I expect that to happen in the next few hours. As part of this list I also expect that LH will cancel flights with departure times prior to and after the strike’s timeframe due to aircraft and air traffic logistics.
You can use this link to visit LH’s dedicated page that will provide updates on the strike, which will include the list of impacted flights.
Flights operated by Swiss, Brussels and Austrian that serve MUC will not be affected.
Starting to sound like a broken record isn’t it??
