Germanwings flight attendants have started their announced three-day strike at several German airports. This was confirmed by the spokesman for the UFO cabin union, Nicoley Baublies. The outstanding payment should last until and including New Year.
As a result, around 180 flights are canceled nationwide. Germanwings operates its flights for Eurowings. Eurowings provides an overview of flight cancellations on its website, which the company continuously updates.
Particularly affected: Cologne-Bonn, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin-Tegel
The strike at Germanwings leads to around 15 percent flight cancellations in the entire Eurowings flight plan, said a company spokeswoman. "Of the planned 1200 flights during the strike period, over 1000 are operated."
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The cancellations are mainly domestic connections, but some flights to Austria and Switzerland have also been canceled. The airports in Cologne-Bonn, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin-Tegel are particularly affected.
After unsuccessful preliminary talks on arbitration, UFO called on Germanwings flight attendants to strike on Friday. Over the weekend, employees and employers reproached each other. On Saturday Germanwings tried to stop the strike with a courtesy.
"Not enough for three days"
However, the outstanding was not canceled. "On the contrary, when it comes to management communication, we fear that three days will not be enough," the UFO union wrote to its members.
According to the group, the Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings is still with 30 aircraft and 1,400 employees - including 800 in the cabin - for the successor brand Eurowings, but is to be merged with the Eurowings flight operations in the future. There is no longer an own brand presence.
In the conflict there has already been a warning strike at four Lufthansa subsidiaries and a two-day strike at the core company Lufthansa. Around 1,500 flights with around 200,000 affected passengers were canceled here in November. The official reason for the strike is a dispute between the union and the employer about part-time arrangements.
According to a current survey available to SPIEGEL, Lufthansa cabin crew are particularly dissatisfied with the work of the board. They also find the equipment of the jets inadequate.