Lufthansa cabin crews to strike in German cities

BERLIN, March 10: Lufthansa cabin crews have called a two-day strike next week in the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, the UFO union announced Saturday, days after the airline announced record profits.

"On Thursday, the group announced a record result," said UFO union leader Joachim Vazquez Buerger.

"The cabin crew have to be able to benefit from this success, and the efforts made during the Coronavirus crisis must be rewarded."
The strike will cover flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansas subsidiary CityLine also affected.

Lufthansa said later Saturday that around 100,000 travellers would be hit by the stoppages.

"We deeply regret coming to this point and ask passengers... to excuse us for the coming inconveniences," he said.

On Thursday, Lufthansa reported that 2023 profits doubled on booming demand, with a net profit of 1.67 billion euros ($1.82 billion), substantially higher than a figure of 791 million euros in 2022.

That marked a second straight year of profits for the group -- whose carriers include Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines -- after two years of losses due to the pandemic shutdowns.    —AFP