Lufthansa STRIKE: 1300 flights canceled in Germany over cabin crew strike
Lufthansa is canceling 1300 flights between Thursday and Friday due to a strike by its flight attendants. Lufthansa cabin crew member union UFO has authorized a strike that will last for 48- hours this week starting at midnight on November 7 and ending at midnight on November 9, 2019. The airline said 180,000 passengers would be affected.
UFO has called on its cabin crew members for a two-day strike on 7 and 8 November. Lufthansa condemns the strike call in the strongest possible terms. A special flight schedule for Thursday and Friday has been published since Wednesday afternoon. Lufthansa has already been able to send many passengers a rebooking option, and this work will be completed by early Thursday morning. Lufthansa apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
The airline said that it would cancel about 700 flights on Thursday, and 600 on Friday. Those flights are operated by Lufthansa itself — flights operated by other carriers owned by the Lufthansa Group, including Eurowings, Germanwings, Swiss, Austrian, and Brussels Airlines, as well as Lufthansa Cityline, would not be affected.
What to do?
Please check the current status of your flight prior to departure.
Rebooking and addition information
In the event of a cancellation, Lufthansa will rebook you free of charge and usually automatically to another flight and inform you via your mobile phone number. If you do not receive a message from Lufthansa, please check the current status of your booking. Here you can also adjust the rebooking if required.
If you use a Facebook Messenger, you can also rebook via the Lufthansa Chatbot.
Additional information about your options can be found here.
Information on EU passenger rights (compensation)
If your flight has been canceled, you can return your ticket and have your money refunded. However, since a strike is force majeure according to the case-law of the Federal Court of Justice, compensation will not be paid under the EU Passenger Rights Regulation.
