US EditionAlmost 800 Lufthansa Flights Cancelled as Pilots, Cabin Crew Walk Out
The 24-hour strike by 4,800 pilots and 20,000 cabin crew halted Lufthansa flights amid pension and job security disputes during the airline's cost-cutting turnaround.
- On Thursday, Lufthansa cancelled hundreds of flights across Germany as pilots and cabin crew staged a coordinated strike, also disrupting cargo and CityLine operations.
- Separate disputes over pensions and outsourcing prompted the walkouts as the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit demands higher employer pension contributions after seven negotiation rounds, while the cabin crew's Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation seeks new agreements and a redundancy plan.
- Starting at 12:01 am and ending at 11:59 pm, the strike involved approximately 4,800 pilots and around 20,000 cabin crew disrupting departures from Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin.
- Lufthansa urged affected passengers to check flight status online, with the option to exchange tickets for Deutsche Bahn journeys and claim EU passenger-rights compensation between €350 and €600.
- The strike comes as Lufthansa implements a turnaround programme with more than 700 measures, over 350 implemented, targeting �1.5 billion in 2026 and �2.5 billion by 2028 after a �244 million loss in H1 2025.
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Due to the strike of the pilots and the cabin crew, Lufthansa has cancelled hundreds of flights. From Friday everything is to run according to plan - but the cockpit personnel are already threatening the next industrial battle.
The company said that the greve, called for the benefits of the depository and other complaints, caught up with the travel plans of about 100 thousand passengers.
Lufthansa strike: Why pilots and flight crew walked out of German airline, fueling 800 flight cancellations — Explained
Several flights were cancelled on 12 February 2026, after pilots and flight crews went on strike amid the airline's efforts to cut costs. The strike comes as an effort for the company to increase its contribution to the employee's retirement benefits. Here's all passengers need to know.
The strike of Vereinigung Cockpit and UFO unions is paralleling commercial flights and takes place one day before the world's leaders come to Munich to participate in the Security Conference.
Almost 800 Lufthansa flights cancelled as pilots, cabin crew walk out
BERLIN: Hundreds of Lufthansa flights were cancelled on Thursday (Feb 12) as pilots and flight attendants went on strike at Germany's largest airline, which has for years struggled to rein in costs at its core brand. The company said in a statement that close to 800 flights had been cancelled, disrupting
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