Lufthansa pilots union to strike

The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union, which represents Lufthansa pilots, has announced its fifth strike over transition payments for early retirees. Lufthansa has cancelled 25 long-haul flights from Frankfurt today. A total of 57 intercontinental flights were originally scheduled from Frankfurt tomorrow and 32 of those are planned to depart. Of those 32 flights, 26 will be flown by volunteer pilots, two others will depart earlier and four have been deferred to the following day (Wednesday). The Lufthansa hub in Munich will not be impacted by the strike: Flights to and from Düsseldorf and short-haul flights from and to Frankfurt