Lufthansa Pilot 48-Hour Strike

Date

Mar 12, 2025 - Mar 13, 2025

Country

Germany

Schedule

12:01 March 12 to 11:59 March 13

Workers

Pilots

Unions

Vereinigung Cockpit (VC)

Reason

Dispute over retirement benefits, corporate pension scheme contributions, and working conditions related to the creation of lower-cost subsidiaries.

The strike will last 48 hours. Flights to Egypt, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are exempt. The union is protesting pension terms and the use of lower-cost subsidiaries like City Airlines and Discover.

Impact

major

Affected Airlines

✈️ Lufthansa✈️ Lufthansa Cargo✈️ CityLine

Affected Airports

BERBerlin Brandenburg CGNCologne Bonn DUSDusseldorf Airport FRAFrankfurt Airport HAMHamburg Airport MUCMunich Airport STRStuttgart Airport

Intel Sources

Aa Com Tr

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