Flight cancelations by Claudia Sonea

Bad news for the customers of Lufthansa, the German airline: strikes are canceling flights. The talks between the management and the service sector union Verdi failed thus pilots are threatening to go on strike. All information was offered to public by the airline’s spokeswoman.
On Tuesday 464 of 725 scheduled flights were cancelled on Lufthansa's Eurowings and Cityline carriers, while on Wednesday 525 flights will be grounded. The airline proved to be worthy of its reputation and did the best so that passengers get booked on trains. Up to this point there is no proper estimation of how many passengers had to deal with the effects of the cancellations. The situation worsened due to the fact that Pilots' union Cockpit joined Verdi and called the warning strikes. Germany's major airports like Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Berlin's Tegel were affected.
Some are taking a great pleasure in what happens to Lufthansa. This being the case of the German division of easyJet, a British airline, that looks forward into a long period of strikes for its rival because it would give them a chance to win over business clients. Unit chief John Kohlsaat was the one confessing this malicious happiness in the daily Berliner Zeitung.
Thursday is the last day for workers to vote for interrupting work. Such a decision would cause a great deal Lufthansa, especially now in the summer holiday season. From what we can observe, the airline will definitely not reach its opening profit target as they promised. However, things can change in just one hour, one day. Stay connected!



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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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