Lufthansa airline authorities have announced the cancellation of about 900 scheduled flights on Wednesday due to the strike embarked on by pilots. About 100,000 passengers will be affected by the strike which happens to be the 14th strike by pilots since April. The industrial action was called by Germany’s biggest services union Verdi in a row over pay and working conditions.
The stoppage began at 0400 GMT and was due to end at 1900 GMT. Lufthansa pilots went on strike as a means of getting the company to meet their demands of yearly pay increase of 3.66%. The union says pilots have endured a wage freeze over that time and suffered a “significant loss of purchasing power” due to inflation, while Lufthansa has made billions in profits.
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