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Passengers say listen to pilots! Lufthansa cabin crew strike over retirement benefits enters 4th day

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Passengers say listen to pilots! Lufthansa cabin crew strike over retirement benefits enters 4th day

Published on 10 Nov 2015
A strike by Lufthansa's staff enters the fourth day as the German carrier fails to reach a compromise with the cabin crew union over retirement benefits. 

The union UFO has rejected a new offer of a 1.7 percent pay rise in 2017, saying the offer is combined with a threat. Cabin crew members plan to continue the strike action through Friday. This is going to be the longest strike action in Lufthansa's history. On Monday, the airline was forced to ground more than nine-hundred flights, affecting 113,000. Lufthansa staffs are pushing their demands in a long-running row over early retirement benefits and pensions. Talks between the two sides broke down last Thursday, prompting the walkouts.


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Lufthansa strike hits '113,000 passengers'
8 November 2015
 From the section Business
Board showing delays of Lufthansa flightsImage copyrightGetty Images
German airline Lufthansa said 113,000 passengers would be hit by flight cancellations on Monday when cabin crew staff will strike over cost cuts.
It said 929 flights from Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Munich will be cancelled as the dispute moves into its third full day.
Members of the UFO union are planning further strike action throughout the week at further airports.
Lufthansa and UFO are in a long-running dispute over retirement benefits.
Monday's strike will run from 03:30 GMT until 22:00 GMT in Frankfurt and Duesseldorf and 23:00 GMT at Munich.
It will affect more than three times as many flights as a nine-hour walkout last Friday, and almost double the 520 cancelled on Saturday.
Flights were reported to be running normally on Sunday.
Lufthansa flight crew strike outside the company's http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34761421
Lufthansa flight crew on strike last Friday
Lufthansa said two thirds of the group's 3,000 flights would still run on Monday, as subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Germanwings, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Swiss and Cityline would not be affected.
Calling the strike "unprecedented in the history of Lufthansa", the company said its board would meet to discuss the consequences.
UFO, which is looking to keep early retirement benefits and pensions for its members, said it is seeking a "clear sign" of a sustainable agreement.
Lufthansa's reluctance to meet its demands is "not comprehensible" given the company just raised its full year profit forecast to €1.95bn, the union said.

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