Arbitration only brings Lufthansa partial collective bargaining peace. Cockpit Association and cabin crew organized by UFO have already tried to force the first collective bargaining agreements with strikes.
Around 50,000 passengers are affected and are being offered free rebookings or cancellations. Pilots and flight attendants want to catch up with their colleagues with their salaries and put the gap at 40 percent. The conflict surrounding the comparatively young Discover Airlines is even more explosive, as it still has no collective agreements for its employees.