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| Lufthansa cancels flights as crew stage second strike | Lufthansa cancels flights as crew stage second strike |
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| Lufthansa has cancelled at least 300 flights as cabin staff staged another day of industrial action at three of Germany's biggest airports. | Lufthansa has cancelled at least 300 flights as cabin staff staged another day of industrial action at three of Germany's biggest airports. |
| Strike action called by the UFO union was under way at Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin airports. | Strike action called by the UFO union was under way at Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin airports. |
| Lufthansa cancelled short and medium-haul flights but also services to and from Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Beijing and Mexico City. | |
| UFO and Lufthansa are arguing over pay and working conditions. | UFO and Lufthansa are arguing over pay and working conditions. |
| The dispute appeared to escalate after UFO chief Nicoley Baublies threatened industrial action by the Lufthansa staff across Germany if the airline failed to compromise. | The dispute appeared to escalate after UFO chief Nicoley Baublies threatened industrial action by the Lufthansa staff across Germany if the airline failed to compromise. |
| Lufthansa responded by saying that it was considering taking legal action against the union. | Lufthansa responded by saying that it was considering taking legal action against the union. |
| Costly strikes | Costly strikes |
| The strikes could cost between 5m and 10m euros (£3.9m-£7.9m) a day, but the figure could jump to as high as 50m euros if strikes become full-blown and all flights were cancelled, said Equinet analyst Jochen Rothenbacher. | The strikes could cost between 5m and 10m euros (£3.9m-£7.9m) a day, but the figure could jump to as high as 50m euros if strikes become full-blown and all flights were cancelled, said Equinet analyst Jochen Rothenbacher. |
| Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther said: "It is difficult for the company to cushion the impact. We cannot just get new flight attendants, and the personnel buffer is limited." | Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther said: "It is difficult for the company to cushion the impact. We cannot just get new flight attendants, and the personnel buffer is limited." |
| The cancellations affect about one-sixth of the airline's daily number of services. | The cancellations affect about one-sixth of the airline's daily number of services. |
| Lufthansa shares were down 1.19% in afternoon trade. | Lufthansa shares were down 1.19% in afternoon trade. |
| Workers held a day-long strike last Friday. The UFO union is seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months starting from January this year. The union said there had been no pay increases for three years. | Workers held a day-long strike last Friday. The UFO union is seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months starting from January this year. The union said there had been no pay increases for three years. |
| It also wants guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs and use more temporary workers, as it has done in Berlin. | It also wants guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs and use more temporary workers, as it has done in Berlin. |
| Lufthansa's latest offer was for a pay increase of about 3.5%. | Lufthansa's latest offer was for a pay increase of about 3.5%. |
| The airline is undergoing a 1.5bn euro (£1.19bn) cost-cutting programme to offset rising fuel costs and tackle competition from low-cost and Gulf carriers. | The airline is undergoing a 1.5bn euro (£1.19bn) cost-cutting programme to offset rising fuel costs and tackle competition from low-cost and Gulf carriers. |
| It posted a 24% drop in second-quarter earnings to 229m euros from a year earlier. In May, Lufthansa announced it would axe 3,500 office jobs. | It posted a 24% drop in second-quarter earnings to 229m euros from a year earlier. In May, Lufthansa announced it would axe 3,500 office jobs. |
| Lufthansa has about 19,000 cabin crew and the UFO union represents about two-thirds of them. | Lufthansa has about 19,000 cabin crew and the UFO union represents about two-thirds of them. |