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Lufthansa strike hits 140,000 travellers Lufthansa pilots ordered to end strike by court
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Lufthansa has cancelled 1,000 flights affecting 140,000 travellers on the second day of its pilot's strike in a continuing dispute. A German regional court has ordered an end to the Lufthansa pilots' strike which has affected 140,000 travellers, overturning a previous ruling by a lower court.
Germany's largest airline said about 500 flights were still operating. Pilots began action stopping long-haul flights yesterday and extended it to medium and short-haul journeys today.
None of its subsidiaries Germanwings, Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines or Brussels Airlines are involved. Their union is in a long battle over pay and retirement benefits.
Pilots began their strike with long-haul flights yesterday and extended it to medium-and short-haul journeys today. The company said the judgement was good news for passengers, but came too late to alter Wednesday's flight schedule.
The pilots' union, Vereinigung Cockpit, is in a long-running dispute over pay and retirement benefits. It said flights would be back to normal on Thursday.
A court in Frankfurt rejected an attempt by the company to have the strike halted. The strike, which affected 1,000 flights, was the 13th stoppage in 18 months.
It is the thirteenth strike in 18 months and the unions say there could be more if they can not come to an agreement with the management. Lufthansa is trying to restructure to meet increasing competition, particularly from the Gulf airlines and lower-cost operators, and wants to maintain market share through its budget airline.
Lufthansa is trying to restructure to meet increasing competition, particularly from the Gulf airlines and lower cost operators and wants to maintain market share through its budget airline.
It has insisted it will go ahead with contract changes that bring pilots' pay and conditions into line with colleagues at the lower-cost operations.It has insisted it will go ahead with contract changes that bring pilots' pay and conditions into line with colleagues at the lower-cost operations.
The German employers' association BDA said the strikes were damaging the entire German economy.The German employers' association BDA said the strikes were damaging the entire German economy.