Lufthansa is going on a cost-cutting course after the expensive strikes at the beginning of the year. CEO Carsten Spohr announced a hiring freeze in administration on Tuesday, despite the strong.
After several waves of strikes in spring, airline passengers can hope for more reliable flights in time for the summer travel season. The last major professional group in the industry has concluded.
Lufthansa passengers can breathe a sigh of relief. At least for Easter and the days after, there is no threat of new strikes at the core company of Europe s largest aviation group, and German airports.
Tens of thousands of passengers will once again have to prepare for flight cancellations and delays in the coming days. The trade union Verdi has called for warning strikes by aviation security staff.
A second strike by Lufthansa ground staff began on Monday, with the German airline expecting hundreds of flight cancellations and more than 100,000 passengers to be affected. The company has already cancelled a number of connections at its most important hub in Frankfurt and only a few intercontinental flights were still scheduled to take place. Lufthansa employees in technology, logistics, freight and IT walked out, strike leader Marvin Reschinsky from trade union verdi confirmed, with full gro