by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 9, 2014 | Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have scheduled a meeting for this coming Thursday. The meeting is not an official negotiation session. However, both sides will use the time to create a framework for future negotiations.
After the crippling 3 day strike last week, I suspect emotions are running a bit high on both sides so hopefully they’ll use tomorrow’s meeting constructively and reboot their efforts.
If things go well tomorrow perhaps we’ll be fortunate enough to see the threat of strikes disappear. If not, it will be back to square one and the threat of more strikes.
If your plans involve Easter Weekend travel, you have little to worry about as the Union has said all along that they will not strike during the Holiday.
Here is an interesting piece from the Guardian that sums up the attitude of both sides. Including the public’s and even Lufthansa’s own employees frustration with all of this.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 31, 2014 | Airlines, Featured, Lufthansa |
Just a quick update as far as the pilot strike is concerned. Lufthansa has begun to cancel flights (3800 so far) ahead of the 3 day strike planned for April 2 through April 4. However, flights departing the USA are being canceled that depart on April 1 since they would be arriving on April 2 in Europe.
Here is the list that has been provided by Lufthansa so far. Expect more flights cancellations to be announced today and tomorrow.
LH has announced that it will rebook passengers affected by the strike at no cost. You can take care of your booking yourself by visiting this Lufthansa webpage.
Also, you can Use this link to determine the best phone number to contact based on your location if you can not access your reservation online to make necessary changes.
You can also follow this FlyerTalk thread dedicated to the strike which may provide updates faster than I can publish them!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 26, 2014 | Airports, Featured, Lufthansa |
Thanks to the strikes scheduled to cripple German airports tomorrow, Lufthansa has announced the cancellation of over 500 flights. These include long haul flights to the USA and Asia as well.
On FlyerTalk, we set up a WIKI designed to track the latest news. As part of this, there is a detailed list of all the flight cancellations.
If your travels are impacted by the strike tomorrow, Lufthansa will re-accommodate you as best as possible. There are 2 ways to take care of this. You can call Lufthansa but expect lengthy hold times due to thousands of travelers who will be impacted trying to call in. This link will take you to the phone directory for Lufthansa service centers around the world. If you are traveling on an award ticket (ie United Mileage Plus redemption), you may want to contact UA instead since they would have access to your booking and could help you with your options.
The better option would be to go on Lufthansa.com and use their “My Booking” function which will allow you to sort out other options that are available to you.
I wish I had better news, but thanks to the union’s antics this will be one of the worst strikes to grip Germany in quite a while and airlines are being held hostage.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 24, 2014 | Airports, Featured |
In their punitive manner, Ver.di, the union which represents a significant amount of Airport employees throughout Germany has called on its members to strike at both Munich and Nuremberg Airport on Tuesday, March 25.
According to the union, 120 Munich aircraft handlers will walk off the job at 3:30a. The Union has also called on employees to strike at noon, but it is not clear who that would involve at this point.
Nuremberg Airport will be impacted as well as airport employees will strike between 6:00a and 8:00a. This will include the Airport’s Fire Department as well.
Cancellations have already been announced at the airports. Use this link to check the status of your flight.
Apparently this immature tactic is geared to draw attention from the airport operating authorities one day ahead of a scheduled negotiation session.
If your flights are transiting these airports, please be prepared for cancelations and delays. If you are flying Lufthansa, please call the airline to see if you run the risk of being impacted and to sort out alternative travel arrangements. Use this link to determine the best phone number to contact based on your location.
Lufthansa does have a webpage that you can look to which provides updates on possible flight disruptions but it has not been updated as of yet.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 24, 2014 | Airports, Featured |
According to this piece from Reuters, Frankfurt Airport is under threat of yet another strike from its employees. Ver.di, the union representing these employees has suggested that a strike is imminent and will take place on Thursday due to the lack of progress in negotiations with the airport operating authority. This comes on the heels of a strike last month when security screeners decided to walk off the job creating significant delays and cancellations for travelers transiting FRA.
I could not find any other details regarding this recent announcement, but no doubt that we will hear more as Thursday nears. This is the 4th or 5th strike that I can recall in this year alone that is affecting air travel in Europe. You would think that the EU would somehow figure out a way to intervene and prevent these antics from becoming habits. I guess this is what happens when the inmates run the asylum…….
And by the way, Italian Air Traffic controllers are still promising a strike on March 30th.
