Strikes paralyze Lufthansa’s wings – negotiations. Verdi is demanding 12.5 percent more money for the more than 20,000 ground workers.

The union has not yet threatened an indefinite strike - and probably doesn't need to. The company, which has since been rescued by the state, has risen steeply from the ashes of Corona. The billions in state aid have been repaid, and in a few days the group wants to present one of the highest operating profits in the company's history at 2.7 billion euros.