More Lufthansa flights cancelled between Budapest and Germany, strike on Tuesday and Wednesday
The German airline’s flight attendants have called for a strike in Frankfurt on 12 March and in Munich on 13 March, with Lufthansa cancelling flights between Frankfurt and Budapest on Tuesday, and between Munich and Budapest on Wednesday.
The union’s call for strike action has forced the airline to cancel flights and change its timetable on both days.
According to Budapest Airport‘s flight information page, Lufthansa has cancelled all flights between Frankfurt and Budapest on Tuesday and will not operate flights to Munich on Wednesday.
As we wrote today, the train drivers’ union is also on strike on 12 March, with train services across Germany completely stopped, so the German airline is suggesting that passengers who choose to use the rail vouchers offered as an alternative should do so on Wednesday 13 March. Details – Delays expected: German rail strike to affect trains running via Hungary
Lufthansa on strike
The UFO union, which represents 19,000 Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline flight attendants, is calling its members out on strike over the inconclusive outcome of the labour dispute over inflation-related pay rises and bonuses.
As we have reported on several occasions, the German airline’s traffic was also disrupted by large-scale industrial action in February, with employees striking on 7 and 8 February and from 19 to 21 February. Last week, from 8 PM on Wednesday 6 March until 7.10 AM on Saturday 9 March, technical, logistics and ground handling workers represented by the Verdi union did not start work.
The Lufthansa Group last week published its financial results for last year, showing that all its airlines ended the year in profit, with a total of 123 million passengers carried in 2023, revenue up 14.6% to EUR 35.4 billion and profit after tax up to EUR 1.67 billion, almost double the previous year.
The Lufthansa official page said the rebooking of the affected passengers is currently in progress, and they will be informed by email or via the Lufthansa app.