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Lufthansa Airlines on the backfoot
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Lufthansa Pilots Strike: After the continuous strike of pilots in germany, Lufthansa airlines has come on the back foot. It has announced a 5.5 percent pay hike this year to its pilots in Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo, meeting the demands of the pilots union. The pilot union has agreed to this
Pilots will then receive this enhanced increase in their basic monthly salary of 490 euros in two phases. Officials said this increment will be effective from august 1, 2022, to april 1, 2023. Under the agreement, pilots will not be able to go on strike until june 30, 2023, which will disrupt flights. Let us tell you, in the past, the pilots of Lufthansa airlines had gone on strike, due to which the airlines had to suffer a lot.
800 flights were canceled
On 2 september there was a strike by the pilots of Lufthansa Airlines. This made a difference to germany as well as flights to many countries. Around 900 passengers were also affected at the delhi airport and creating a ruckus. Due to this strike of pilots, Lufthansa airlines has suffered huge losses in the past. In the past, 800 flights of the airline were canceled due to the strike, affecting 1.30 lakh passengers. Due to this strike, there was a ruckus at the delhi airport as well.