Four-Day Lufthansa Strike to Affect Over 2,600 Flights - Airline's Press Service

The scheduled 4-day strike at the German flag carrier Lufthansa is expected to affect at least 2,618 flights, the airline said on Friday.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – On Wednesday, a pilot union at Lufthansa started a strike over pay dispute with the airlines management team, demanding a 3.66-percent-per-year rise to the wage. The pilots later extended the industrial action until Saturday. So far, at least 830 flights have been canceled on Friday, according to media reports.

"The pilots union Cockpit (VC) has called for a strike for Lufthansa flights from Germany. This affects continental routes from Germany on 25 November and intercontinental routes on 26 November 2016… Lufthansa regrets and apologizes for the inconvenience these flight cancellations are causing its passengers. Over 315,000 passengers have been affected by 2,618 flight cancellations over the first three days of the strike," the statement said.

According to the statement, a special flight schedule for November 25-26 is available, and the airline will operate a few long-haul flights in spite of the strike.

The airline called on its passengers to take precautionary measures and to check if their flight is affected, either on the airline's website or mobile application.