Lufthansa has cancelled flights to Luxembourg

Lufthansa has faced an unprecedented wave of protests: a two-day strike by cabin crew began on Wednesday, with around 20,000 staff taking part. The situation has escalated against the backdrop of an ongoing dispute over the collective agreement and working conditions. The cabin crew action followed immediately after a pilots’ strike that ended on Tuesday, though the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union has already announced further pilots’ pickets for Thursday and Friday.

The protests coincided with a significant anniversary – the 100th anniversary of the airline’s founding. The official ceremony, scheduled to take place in the new hangar in Frankfurt and attended by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, went ahead against a backdrop of demonstrations by trade union activists at the entrance to the building.

The strike has affected virtually all departures from German airports, including flights operated by its subsidiaries Cargo and Cityline. On Thursday, the low-cost carrier Eurowings will partially join the action. Despite the scale of the disruption, the airline has maintained services to a number of destinations in the Middle East and Central Asia; the restrictions do not apply to flights to Azerbaijan, Egypt, Israel, the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

For passengers in Luxembourg, this resulted in the cancellation of four scheduled flights between Findel Airport and Munich on Wednesday. Representatives of the VC union cited a lack of progress in negotiations as the reason for the resumption of the pilots’ strike, accusing Lufthansa management of unwillingness to compromise on key staff demands. Passengers are advised to check the status of their bookings in real time, as the flight schedule remains uncertain until the end of the week.