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Aviation Daily -- April 1, 2014

Labor

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Labor Strife Leads Lufthansa To Cancel Nearly 90% Of Its Flights

Apr 01, 2014
Lufthansa has moved to essentially ground the airline for three days this week, after talks over the weekend failed to get it and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) nearer to a resolution of a long standing conflict over the financing of the early retirement scheme. The company has cancelled 3,800 flights for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and only a total of 500 shorthaul and longhaul services are to be operated. VC announced a full three-day strike last Friday.