SINGAPORE: Three-day Lufthansa pilot strike ends with a Lufthansa plane taking off from Singapore

Record ID: 565252

  • Title: SINGAPORE: Three-day Lufthansa pilot strike ends with a Lufthansa plane taking off from Singapore
  • Date: 5th April 2014
  • Summary: SINGAPORE (APRIL 4, 2014) (REUTERS) DEPARTURE FLIGHT INFORMATION BOARD AT CHANGI AIRPORT VARIOUS OF FLIGHT INFORMATION SHOWING LUFTHANSA FLIGHT TO FRANKFURT VARIOUS OF LUFTHANSA CHECK IN COUNTER VARIOUS OF PASSENGER, NIKLAS FRIEDBERG. BEFORE DEPARTURE (SOUNDBITE) (German) LUFTHANSA PASSENGER, NIKLAS FRIEDBERG SAYING: "I tried numerous times to find out whether my flight was actually happening or not via the mobile app. Whether it's been on schedule or not, whether it's been cancelled or not. And my family did the same thing. Every now and then we had different information. But at the end of the day it worked well. Every time I got wifi I would get updates. And that led to me actually flying." VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS QUEUING AT CHECK IN COUNTER VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS WEIGHING BAGS AT THE COUNTER FLIGHT DETAILS ON SCREEN
  • Embargoed: 20th April 2014 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: Singapore
  • Country: Singapore
  • Topics: Politics,Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVAAI2B2HE9CO1HE2468CH5QHXR8
  • Story Text: The first Lufthansa flight following the end of a three-day pilot strike took off from Singapore's Changi Airport on Friday (April 4) night.
    Lufthansa cancelled a total of 3,800 flights over the strike period, which began on Wednesday (April 2). It hopes flights will run normally on Saturday (April 3), with only a few rescheduled due to crews being out of place as a result of the stoppage.
    Lufthansa pilots said they hoped to resume talks with management as early as this weekend over a retirement scheme dispute that grounded Germany's largest airline.
    The airline said on Friday the walkout would cost it in the region of 35-75 million euros, although it would take a few more days to calculate the final amount.
    Passengers preparing to board the first post-strike flight in Singapore on Friday said it had been uncertain whether they would fly or not.
    "I tried numerous times to find out whether my flight was actually happening or not via the mobile app. Whether it's been on schedule or not, whether it's been cancelled or not. And my family did the same thing. Every now and then we had different information. But at the end of the day it worked well. Every time I got wifi I would get updates. And that led to me actually flying," said Niklas Friedberg.
    After years of wage restraint, Germans have become more aggressive in their demands for higher pay over the last couple of years, resulting in a higher number of strikes.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2014. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register