Germany’s
largest airline, Lufthansa have cancelled about 1,300 flights on Monday and
Tuesday but a few also on Wednesday and Thursday. The German’s pilot union went
on a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits.
The union
said the Germany-wide strike would last from midday (11h00 GMT) on Monday to
11.59pm (22h59 GMT) on Tuesday for short- and medium-haul flights, as well as
from 3am (02h00 GMT) to 11.59pm (22h59 GMT) on Tuesday for long-haul flights.
The
airline wants to phase out its early retirement scheme, something the pilots
are strongly opposed to. They are currently able to retire at the age of 55 and
receive up to 60% of their pay until the standard retirement age of
65. Lufthansa said it had made concessions in recent talks, including
giving the pilots a 5% pay rise.
The
pilot’s union strike is the ninth since April and has knocked off $200m from
Lufthansa’s operating cost.
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