A strike called by the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit at the airline Lufthansa affected the country's main airports on Monday, causing delays and the cancellation of more than 700 flights. 'The first day of the strike at Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, CityLine, and Eurowings is proceeding as expected. For today, more than 700 flights have been cancelled,' stated Andreas Pinheiro, president of the association, in a press release. Both Frankfurt Airport in western Germany, the country's busiest, and Munich Airport in the south, as well as Berlin in the east, reported 'limitations,' 'delays,' and 'cancellations' due to the strike, which affects the airlines Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine, and Eurowings. The union called for the strike, which is scheduled to last 48 hours and end on Tuesday at 21:59 GMT, as part of a conflict related to supplementary retirement pensions for employees. In response to the mobilization, Lufthansa Group's management has advised its customers to check the status of their flights in case they are affected. According to sources from Vereinigung Cockpit, the union was still analyzing on Monday how many flights were affected. The strike does not affect flights to Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, and Yemen due to the situation caused by the war in Iran. This strike comes after hundreds of flights in Germany were cancelled last Friday due to a cabin crew strike called by the UFO union to exert pressure after the failure of collective bargaining negotiations.
