270 flights affected
Strike started at Lufthansa's subsidiary discover
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From today on, the crews of the Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines lay down their work. The strike should last until Friday – all departures from Germany are affected. Passengers have to prepare for flight cancellations and delays.
At the end of the holiday season, strikes of pilots and cabin staff started at the Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines. This gives passengers delays and flight cancellations, the extent of which is not yet foreseeable. The unions Association Cockpit (VC) and UFO had called the crews at the airline for a four -day strike that should last until Friday. All departures from Germany are affected, the first were planned in the early morning. A UFO spokesman confirmed the start of the strike during the night.
Discover Airlines said that they are working on keeping the effects for passengers as low as possible and offering as many flights as possible. Passengers should regularly check their flight status and store contact details in their booking. Around 270 flights of discover on the short, medium and long distance from Frankfurt and Munich are planned in the four-day strike window. The company initially did not give a number of the expected flight cancellations. The UFO union expects Lufthansa to alleviate the effects of the strike by redistribution of flights to other group companies.
The holiday plane Discover Airlines, founded in 2021, has 27 machines with which he flies holiday destinations in Europe and overseas. Around 1900 people work on board. The background to the industrial action is a conflict with the Verdi union, which has completed the disco for pilots and flight attendants at the young airline. In addition to regular wage increases for both professional groups by the end of 2027 between 16 and 38 percent, the Verdi contract contains regulations of allowances and working hours, company pension schemes or aid when loss of flight license.
In terms of content, the demands of UFO and VC hardly differ from the degree with Verdi, but the division unions want to enforce their own tariffs. Verdi did not have enough members in flight operations and was used by Lufthansa management as a tariff partner. For the unions VC and UFO, it is also about the influence in the Lufthansa tribe company, in which they are firmly rooted in collaboration. The VC pilots have already strike in several rounds in winter. The UFO had also called on its members to impose work in order to force negotiations.
