Düsseldorf (dpa) – After the warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff, Lufthansa flight operations at North Rhine-Westphalia’s major airports have largely returned to normal. After 14 of the 15 Lufthansa departures in Düsseldorf were canceled on Wednesday, only one of these connections was canceled on Thursday – and not due to a strike, as an airport spokesman said.
One of the seven Lufthansa connections at Cologne/Bonn Airport was canceled on Thursday morning as a long-term consequence of the warning strike. No further restrictions were expected there; the day before, five of the seven Lufthansa flights had been canceled there.
According to the Verdi union, more than 50 percent of the Lufthansa ground staff in Düsseldorf had stopped working, including drivers of towing vehicles (pushbacks). The impact of the work stoppage on flight operations as a whole was minimized; a total of 280 take-offs and landings by planes from other airlines were carried out without any problems on Wednesday, Düsseldorf Airport said.
Cologne/Bonn was only indirectly affected, as Lufthansa does not have its own ground staff there – if the plane from Munich did not come because of the strike there, that also had consequences for the location of the cathedral city.
In the collective bargaining dispute, Verdi is demanding 12.5 percent more salary, but at least 500 euros per month for a term of one year. There will also be a group-wide inflation bonus of 3,000 euros. Lufthansa points to past wage increases and has offered 13 percent more money and an inflation bonus for a period of three years. The next round of negotiations is scheduled for Monday.
© dpa-infocom, dpa:240208-99-916463/2
2024-02-08 23:01:19
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