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The background to the warning strike is the group-wide collective wage negotiations for the around 25,000 employees on the ground, according to Verdi.
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Two weeks ago, Verdi paralyzed Lufthansa's operations at airports nationwide.
There has been little movement in collective bargaining since then.
The passengers will feel this again.
Frankfurt/Main - Lufthansa passengers have to improvise today.
Another warning strike at the company has led to numerous flight cancellations since the evening.
According to Lufthansa, more than 100,000 customers could be affected.
The strike is scheduled to last until 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday in individual parts of the company, but will generally end at night.
According to Verdi, Lufthansa employees in technology, logistics, freight and IT went on warning strike in the evening.
Today the union also called on ground staff in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart to stop work.
Lufthansa expects hundreds of flight cancellations
The company expects hundreds of flight cancellations.
In the evening, the company canceled more than 50 connections at its most important hub in Frankfurt.
Only a few intercontinental flights should still take place.
Today the airline wants to fly 10 to 20 percent of its planned program of around 1,000 flights.
Munich Airport warned of significant restrictions.
According to the operators, all 23 Lufthansa flights are canceled in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, and almost all in Cologne/Bonn.
Airports that are not on strike are also affected: In Hanover and Bremen, all Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been canceled.
During the first wave of warning strikes almost two weeks ago, around 900 flights were canceled and more than 100,000 passengers had to reschedule.
Lufthansa warned passengers on canceled flights: They should not come to the airport because the rebooking counters there were not staffed.
Verdi: Second warning strike necessary
The background to the warning strike is the group-wide collective wage negotiations for, according to Verdi, around 25,000 employees on the ground - including at Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services and Lufthansa Engineering and Operational Services (Leos).
Lufthansa speaks of around 20,000 employees.
Verdi described the second wave of warning strikes as necessary because Lufthansa had made no move to improve its existing offer in the previous negotiations.
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Collective bargaining is scheduled to continue on Wednesday.
Verdi described the second wave of warning strikes as necessary because Lufthansa had made no move to improve its existing offer in the previous negotiations.
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