Lufthansa cancels 1,700 flights due to pilots' strike

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Lufthansa cancels 1,700 flights due to pilots strike

London - The pilots announced on Sunday plans to strike on short-haul routes on Tuesday and both short- and long-haul flights on Wednesday.

By AFP/Reuters

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Published: Tue 29 Nov 2016, 7:41 AM

Last updated: Tue 29 Nov 2016, 9:57 AM

A pilots' strike will ground around 1,700 flights at Europe's biggest airline Lufthansa on Tuesday and Wednesday, the group said.
Around 180,000 passengers will be affected by the walkout, which comes after last-minute talks failed to reach a wage deal between Lufthansa and pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit on Sunday.
Last week, the German carrier canceled nearly 2,800 flights during a four-day walkout from Wednesday that affected more than 350,000 passengers, the 14th walkout in a dispute that since early 2014 has cost the carrier hundreds of millions of euros.
Lufthansa has offered to increase the pilots' pay by 4.4 per cent in two installments and make a one-off payment worth 1.8 months' pay over a six year period.
Union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) wants an average annual pay rise of 3.7 percent for 5,400 pilots over a five-year period backdated to 2012.
VC rejected the latest pay offer from Lufthansa late on Friday.
The pilots announced on Sunday plans to strike on short-haul routes on Tuesday and both short- and long-haul flights on Wednesday.
The carrier has asked a labor court in Munich to issue a temporary injunction to avert the strike, with a ruling likely due later on Monday. Last week, a labor court in Frankfurt rejected a similar request for an injunction.
 
 

List of cancelled Lufthansa flights in and from the UK, according to IBTimes UK

29 November - Departures

Flight LH949 (code share with flight OS7372) 6.30am Manchester - Frankfurt
Flight LH2483, 6.35am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2505 (code share with flight OS7350), 7am Manchester - Munich
Flight LH2513, 7.15am Birmingham International - Munich
Flight LH2471, 8.45am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH941 (code share with flight OS7378), 9.15am Manchester - Frankfurt
Flight LH2473, 11.10am, London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH943 (code share with flight OS7366), 12.40pm Manchester - Frankfurt
Flight LH2477, 4.50pm, London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2503 (code share with flight OS7376), 5.40pm Manchester - Munich
Flight LH947 (code share with flight OS7374), 5.55pm Manchester - Frankfurt
Flight LH2481, 8.15pm, London Heathrow - Munich

29 November - Arrivals

Flight LH2470, 8.05am Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH940, 8.35am Frankfurt - Manchester
Flight LH942 (code share with flight OS7371), 11.45am Frankfurt - Manchester
Flight LH2472, 10.25am Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2476, 3.45pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2502 (code share with flight OS7363), 4.50pm Munich - Manchester
Flight LH946 (code share with flight OS7379), 5.10pm Frankfurt - Manchester
Flight LH2480, 7.35pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2482, 8.20pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH948 (code share with flight OS7375), 10.25pm Frankfurt - Manchester
Flight LH2512, 10.35pm Munich - Birmingham International
Flight LH2484, 10.55pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2504 (code share with flight OS7377), 11.05pm Munich - Manchester

30 November - Departures

Flight LH2483, 6.35am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2513, 7.15am Birmingham International - Munich
Flight LH2505 (code share with flight OS7350), 7am Manchester - Munich
Flight LH2485, 7.40am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2471, 8.45am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2501 (code share with flight OS7373), 10.45am Manchester - Munich
Flight LH2509, 11.05am Birmingham International - Munich
Flight LH2473, 11.10am London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2477, 4.50pm London Heathrow - Munich
Flight LH2503 (code share with flight OS7376), 5.40pm Manchester - Munich
Flight LH2511, 5.45pm Birmingham International - Munich
Flight LH2481, 8.15pm, London Heathrow - Munich

30 November - Arrivals

Flight LH2470, 8.05am Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2508, 9.35am Munich - Birmingham International
Flight LH2500 (code share with flight OS7373), 10am Munich - Manchester
Flight LH2472, 10.25am Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2476, 3.45pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2510, 4.35pm Munich - Birmingham International
Flight LH2502 (code share with flight OS7363), 4.50pm Munich - Manchester
Flight LH2480, 7.35pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2482, 8.20pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2512, 10.35pm Munich - Birmingham International
Flight LH2484, 10.55pm Munich - London Heathrow
Flight LH2504 (code share with flight OS7377), 11.05pm Munich - Manchester



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