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Lufthansa bids to halt strike that will hit 900 flights | |
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German airline Lufthansa is making an eleventh-hour court appeal to halt a planned pilots' strike that will cancel 900 flights on Wednesday. | |
Lufthansa lost an appeal to a Frankfurt labour court, but is making a further legal challenge that could go late into Tuesday evening. | |
The pilots' strike, called over a pay dispute, will affect around 100,000 passengers, Lufthansa said. | |
The industrial action is part of a long-running pay dispute at Lufthansa. | |
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has organised 14 strikes since April 2014. | |
Short and medium-haul flights from Germany will be affected from 00:01 to 23:59 local time (23:01-22:59 GMT). | Short and medium-haul flights from Germany will be affected from 00:01 to 23:59 local time (23:01-22:59 GMT). |
Flights by Lufthansa's other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike, the airline said. | |
Pay talks between the Vereinigung union and the German airline broke down earlier this month, and Lufthansa said the union had "consistently rejected the offer" of mediation. | Pay talks between the Vereinigung union and the German airline broke down earlier this month, and Lufthansa said the union had "consistently rejected the offer" of mediation. |
The union is calling for a 3.7% pay rise for 5,400 pilots dating back to 2012. | The union is calling for a 3.7% pay rise for 5,400 pilots dating back to 2012. |
Lufthansa, which is facing increasing competition from budget rivals, offered a 2.5% increase over the six years until 2019. | Lufthansa, which is facing increasing competition from budget rivals, offered a 2.5% increase over the six years until 2019. |
Meanwhile, a separate dispute with cabin crew at Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, Eurowings, led it to cancel more than 60 flights on Tuesday. | Meanwhile, a separate dispute with cabin crew at Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, Eurowings, led it to cancel more than 60 flights on Tuesday. |
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