Pilots at Lufthansa to start 35-hour strike Monday affecting short-haul fleet
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A union representing Lufthansa's pilots has announced a new 35-hour strike against the airline's short-haul fleet starting Monday, the latest in a string of walkouts over retirement benefits.
The Vereinigung Cockpit union said the strike targeting Lufthansa's Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and Embraer fleet will start mid-Monday and end at midnight local time Tuesday.
The two sides are fighting over the pilots' demand that Lufthansa keep paying a transition payment for those wanting to retire early. The airline, facing tough competition from budget airlines and major Gulf carriers, wants to cut those payments.
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The Lufthansa strike will start hours after train drivers at Germany's national railway end a two-day walkout in an unrelated pay dispute. Their union says it won't strike again for the next week.