It certain hasn’t been a clean few weeks at Lufthansa. Up to now few weeks, we’ve seen Lufthansa floor employees go on strike on three totally different events (and counting). Now we’re seeing Lufthansa flight attendants go on strike as properly…
Particulars of the Lufthansa flight attendant strike
The Unbiased Flight Attendants Group (UFO), which is the union representing Lufthansa flight attendants, has referred to as on its members to interact in a strike. This consists of the next flights:
- All flights departing Frankfurt (FRA) on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 4AM till 11PM
- All flights departing Munich (MUC) on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 4AM till 11PM
This strike applies to Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine, however doesn’t apply to different Lufthansa Group airways, like Austrian or SWISS. It’s anticipated that roughly 100,000 passengers might be impacted by the strike.
Lufthansa is merely telling prospects that the airline is anticipating flight disruptions, and that prospects whose flights are affected by the strike will obtain info on cancelation and rebooking choices within the coming day.
What Lufthansa flight attendants are preventing for
Over 96% of Lufthansa flight attendants voted in favor of happening strike, so what are they requesting? The union’s 19,000 members are searching for a 15% pay enhance, plus a one-time €3,000 inflation compensation fee.
This strike comes simply days after Lufthansa introduced its 2023 monetary outcomes, whereby the airline roughly doubled its earnings year-over-year, to €1.67 billion. The pinnacle of the UFO has acknowledged that flight attendants ought to “have the ability to profit from this success,” and in addition acknowledged that the union “deeply regrets” having to do that, and asks passengers to excuse the inconvenience triggered.
Negotiations have been ongoing between administration and the union, however union management acknowledged that no settlement has been reached, and that “administration desires the scenario to worsen, at passengers’ expense.”
The scenario that labor teams at Lufthansa are coping with is hardly distinctive, as we’re seeing flight attendants in america equally making an attempt to barter new contracts. The distinction is that it’s far more sophisticated to go on strike in america, resulting from how our legal guidelines are arrange.
Lufthansa actually doesn’t appear to be a really dependable airline to fly with in the intervening time, on condition that there could have been 4 strikes over the course of just some weeks. And worst of all, new contracts haven’t been agreed upon with both work group, so there’s no finish in sight for these operational disruptions.
Backside line
Lufthansa flight attendants are happening strike this week — all flights from Frankfurt are anticipated to be canceled on Tuesday, whereas all flights from Munich are anticipated to be canceled on Wednesday. Provided that Lufthansa at present has two putting work teams, I wouldn’t really feel very assured in any Lufthansa journey plans within the coming weeks.
Are any OMAAT readers impacted by this flight attendant strike?
