Lufthansa Cancels More Than 1,000 Flights Due To Staff Strikes

Travel Editors' Pick Lufthansa Cancels More Than 1,000 Flights Due To Staff Strikes F lying in Europe these days is not for the faint of heart. Three weeks ago, a pilot strike pushed SAS, the flag carrier for Denmark, Sweden and Norway, to file for bankruptcy in the U.S.. By the next morning, SAS had canceled a whopping 78% of its daily volume. Now another European carrier, Lufthansa, has cancelled more than 1,000 flights this week due to more labor unrest. In a series of statements Monday and Tuesday, the German national airline blamed trade union ver.di, saying the “unreasonable” planned strike of 20,000 ground staff is “causing enormous damage,” adding that “this so-called warning strike in the middle of the peak summer travel season is simply no longer proportionate.” READ more:https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2022/07/27/lufthansa-cancels-1000-flights-strikes/?sh=231292ba442c