BERLIN: Lufthansa cabin crews have referred to as a two-day strike subsequent week in the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, the UFO union introduced Saturday, days after the airline introduced file earnings.
“On Thursday, the group announced a record result,” stated UFO union chief Joachim Vazquez Buerger.
“The cabin crew have to be able to benefit from this success, and the efforts made during the Coronavirus crisis must be rewarded.”
The strike will cowl flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansa’s subsidiary CityLine additionally affected.
Lufthansa stated later Saturday that round 100,000 travellers could be hit by the stoppages.
“We deeply regret coming to this point and ask passengers… to excuse us for the coming inconveniences,” he stated.
On Thursday, Lufthansa reported that 2023 earnings doubled on booming demand, with a web revenue of 1.67 billion euros ($1.82 billion), considerably increased than a determine of 791 million euros in 2022.
That marked a second straight yr of earnings for the group — whose carriers embrace Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines — after two years of losses due to the pandemic shutdowns.
The firm additionally took the chance to warn concerning the “damaging” impression of a wave of commercial motion at the beginning of this yr.
But worker representatives say salaries haven’t stored tempo with the earnings, whilst inflation has eroded their spending energy, main to a sequence of strikes because the starting of this yr.
The newest walkout started final Thursday, with Lufthansa floor workers staging a nationwide two-day strike after a earlier walkout in February.
“After 15 rounds of talks without an agreement, we must assume that management wants the situation to worsen, at passengers’ expense,” the UFO’s negotiator Harry Jaeger stated late Saturday.
Lufthansa has stated it made “a very good offer that notably includes pay increases of at least 10 percent”.
It has proposed a bonus of three,000 euros ($3,280) for cabin crew members and a pay improve of six p.c in August, adopted by a 3.25 p.c improve a yr later.
“On Thursday, the group announced a record result,” stated UFO union chief Joachim Vazquez Buerger.
“The cabin crew have to be able to benefit from this success, and the efforts made during the Coronavirus crisis must be rewarded.”
The strike will cowl flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansa’s subsidiary CityLine additionally affected.
Lufthansa stated later Saturday that round 100,000 travellers could be hit by the stoppages.
“We deeply regret coming to this point and ask passengers… to excuse us for the coming inconveniences,” he stated.
On Thursday, Lufthansa reported that 2023 earnings doubled on booming demand, with a web revenue of 1.67 billion euros ($1.82 billion), considerably increased than a determine of 791 million euros in 2022.
That marked a second straight yr of earnings for the group — whose carriers embrace Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines — after two years of losses due to the pandemic shutdowns.
The firm additionally took the chance to warn concerning the “damaging” impression of a wave of commercial motion at the beginning of this yr.
But worker representatives say salaries haven’t stored tempo with the earnings, whilst inflation has eroded their spending energy, main to a sequence of strikes because the starting of this yr.
The newest walkout started final Thursday, with Lufthansa floor workers staging a nationwide two-day strike after a earlier walkout in February.
“After 15 rounds of talks without an agreement, we must assume that management wants the situation to worsen, at passengers’ expense,” the UFO’s negotiator Harry Jaeger stated late Saturday.
Lufthansa has stated it made “a very good offer that notably includes pay increases of at least 10 percent”.
It has proposed a bonus of three,000 euros ($3,280) for cabin crew members and a pay improve of six p.c in August, adopted by a 3.25 p.c improve a yr later.
