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| Lufthansa cancels flights as crew stage third strike | Lufthansa cancels flights as crew stage third strike |
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| Lufthansa has cancelled hundreds of flights for Friday as cabin staff stage another one-day strike at Germany's three busiest airports. | Lufthansa has cancelled hundreds of flights for Friday as cabin staff stage another one-day strike at Germany's three busiest airports. |
| The strike was called by the UFO union on Wednesday for Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin airports. | The strike was called by the UFO union on Wednesday for Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin airports. |
| Lufthansa has cancelled short and medium-haul flights but also services to and from Shanghai, Jakarta, Seattle and Los Angeles. | Lufthansa has cancelled short and medium-haul flights but also services to and from Shanghai, Jakarta, Seattle and Los Angeles. |
| UFO and Lufthansa are arguing over pay and working conditions. | UFO and Lufthansa are arguing over pay and working conditions. |
| The union represents about two-thirds of Lufthansa's 19,000 cabin crew. | The union represents about two-thirds of Lufthansa's 19,000 cabin crew. |
| Union leaders are seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months, starting from January this year. They said there had been no pay increases for three years. | Union leaders are seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months, starting from January this year. They said there had been no pay increases for three years. |
| They also want guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs or use more temporary workers, as it has in Berlin. | They also want guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs or use more temporary workers, as it has in Berlin. |
| Earlier, Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther said that the airline had offered to stop fixed-term contracts and halt the use of temporary staff, but the airline is only proposing a 3.5% rise in salary. | Earlier, Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther said that the airline had offered to stop fixed-term contracts and halt the use of temporary staff, but the airline is only proposing a 3.5% rise in salary. |
| Lufthansa is currently undergoing a 1.5bn euro (£1.2bn) cost-cutting programme to offset rising fuel costs and tackle competition from low-cost and Gulf carriers. | Lufthansa is currently undergoing a 1.5bn euro (£1.2bn) cost-cutting programme to offset rising fuel costs and tackle competition from low-cost and Gulf carriers. |
| The airline posted a 24% drop in second-quarter profits to 229m euros compared with a year earlier. In May, it announced it would axe 3,500 office jobs. | The airline posted a 24% drop in second-quarter profits to 229m euros compared with a year earlier. In May, it announced it would axe 3,500 office jobs. |
| Lufthansa flies in the UK from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Heathrow, Gatwick and London City to the affected airports in Germany. | Lufthansa flies in the UK from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Heathrow, Gatwick and London City to the affected airports in Germany. |