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Lufthansa flight attendants strike at three German airports Lufthansa flight attendants strike at three German airports
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A union representing Lufthansa flight attendants called members at Frankfurt and Berlin's Tegel airport out on strike Tuesday, escalating a pay dispute with Germany's biggest airline and forcing widespread flight cancellations.A union representing Lufthansa flight attendants called members at Frankfurt and Berlin's Tegel airport out on strike Tuesday, escalating a pay dispute with Germany's biggest airline and forcing widespread flight cancellations.
The UFO union called on Berlin-based members to walk out for eight hours starting at 5am local time, and their counterparts at Frankfurt, Germany's busiest airport and Lufthansa's main hub, to follow at 6am.The UFO union called on Berlin-based members to walk out for eight hours starting at 5am local time, and their counterparts at Frankfurt, Germany's busiest airport and Lufthansa's main hub, to follow at 6am.
UFO also planned to hit Germany's second-busiest airport, Munich, on Tuesday. An 11-hour walkout there was set to start at 1pm.UFO also planned to hit Germany's second-busiest airport, Munich, on Tuesday. An 11-hour walkout there was set to start at 1pm.
Lufthansa said the walkouts would force it to cancel "a majority of flights." It listed around 200 flights as cancelled Tuesday morning, most of them to and from Frankfurt – mostly on short- and medium-haul routes – but also flights to and from destinations including Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Beijing and Mexico City. Lufthansa said the walkouts would force it to cancel "a majority of flights". It listed around 200 flights as cancelled on Tuesday morning, most of them to and from Frankfurt – mostly on short- and medium-haul routes – but also flights to and from destinations including Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Beijing and Mexico City.
The union opened its strike campaign with an eight-hour walkout in Frankfurt last Friday and warned of more to come if Lufthansa didn't give ground. It has given only a few hours' notice of where and when it plans to strike.The union opened its strike campaign with an eight-hour walkout in Frankfurt last Friday and warned of more to come if Lufthansa didn't give ground. It has given only a few hours' notice of where and when it plans to strike.
UFO is seeking a 5% pay raise for the airline's more than 18,000 cabin crew workers. Lufthansa has said it is offering a 3.5% raise.UFO is seeking a 5% pay raise for the airline's more than 18,000 cabin crew workers. Lufthansa has said it is offering a 3.5% raise.
Other issues in their dispute include the possibility of Lufthansa transferring flight attendants to its partner budget airlines with cheaper contracts as part of a cost-saving programme.Other issues in their dispute include the possibility of Lufthansa transferring flight attendants to its partner budget airlines with cheaper contracts as part of a cost-saving programme.
Lufthansa is trying to cut costs amid tough competition from budget carriers in Europe and from rising Gulf airlines. Lufthansa is trying to cut costs amid tough competition from budget carriers in Europe and from emerging Gulf airlines.