Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany after cabin crew at Lufthansa walked out on strike, disrupting operations at major hubs including Frankfurt and Munich, according to Deutsche Welle.
The one-day strike began at midnight on April 10 involving around 20,000 flight attendants, with industrial action set to run until 10 p.m. local time.
Lufthansa pre-emptively cancelled large parts of its schedule in an effort to limit disruption. At its main hub in Frankfurt, nearly 75% of around 350 planned departures were grounded, while services were also affected at Munich and other airports including Berlin, Stuttgart and Leipzig/Halle.
The action was called by the UFO cabin crew union amid stalled wage negotiations, and applies to both Lufthansa and its CityLine regional subsidiary.
The latest walkout marks the airline’s third major strike this year, following earlier industrial action by pilots represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit.