US EditionLufthansa strike disrupts tens of thousands of passengers as City Airlines secures pay deal
Around 20,000 flight attendants walked out after wage talks stalled, forcing Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of flights and warning of more disruption.
- On Friday, April 10, 2026, the UFO union staged a one-day strike at Lufthansa and CityLine, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting roughly 72,000 passengers at major German hubs.
- Stalled wage negotiations and job security concerns prompted the walkout, as UFO members demanded better working conditions and predictable schedules while the airline planned to close CityLine by year-end, affecting around 800 staff.
- Airport operator Fraport reported about 580 flight cancellations at Frankfurt, while Lufthansa brand chief Jens Ritter criticized the industrial action as "completely disproportionate," asserting that regulations from the past cannot carry the airline forward.
- Contrasting with the UFO action, rival union Verdi secured a collective wage agreement for 500 staff at Lufthansa City Airlines, including 20-35% salary increases through March 2029 and improved working conditions.
- This stoppage marks Lufthansa's third major labor action this year, reflecting persistent tensions as the group transitions feeder operations from CityLine to City Airlines, founded in 2022 as a cost-efficient alternative.
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At Lufthansa, a two-day pilot strike begins on Monday. In Frankfurt and Munich, numerous connections have already been cancelled.
On Monday and Tuesday, passengers will also have to prepare for flight failures in Stuttgart. Reason: Lufthansa Group pilots are called upon to strike.You have to know that now.The strike of the Lufthansa Group pilots on Monday and Tuesday will also have an impact on flight traffic at Stuttgart Airport. On Monday, several Lufthansa flights to and from Munich and Frankfurt will fail, as the airport's departure and arrival boards showed.Eurowings …
Here you will find information on the topic "Strike on Monday and Tuesday". Read now "This is how the pilot strike meets flights to and from Stuttgart".
The group becomes 100, and there are strikes. It is about more than company pensions and working hours. The decisive duel about the future group structure and the role of the trade unions has begun.
The Vereinigung Cockpit has called for Lufthansa Group pilots to strike. Therefore, passengers at Cologne-Bonn and Düsseldorf airports have to expect failures on Monday and Tuesday.
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