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Updated LH statement on the strike (25/11/15)
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information
List of cancelled flights (continually updated):
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Cancelled-Flights
Previous announcement on rebooking
Previous statement (23/11/20150
Previous statement (13/11/15)
Previous statements (12/11/15)
Previous statements (11/11/15)
Previous statements (10/11/15)
Previous statements (09/11/15)
Previous statements (08/11/15)
Previous statement (06/11/15)
Previous LH statement on the strike (04/11/15):
If and when a particular strike begins and flights are actually beginning to be cancelled, you can call LH and ask for a rebooking/rerouting.
LH usually rebooks to other LH Group carriers, any star alliance carrier or other IATA airline it has an interline agreement with. The preference to do so is in the same order and done only if the preferred alternative doesn't have any free seats in the class of service (not booking class). Award bookings are treated the same way, although you may be requested to contact the issuing carrier for reissuing the ticket. LH issued tickets are usually reissued using the ATC irreg system.
More details on irreg procedures here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufth...interview.html
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information
UFO calls off the Strike - Lufthansa Flights will operate as scheduled
The announced strike for 26, 27 and 30 November 2015 has been officially canceled by the Cabin Crew's Union UFO.
Lufthansa flights will operate as scheduled.
The announced strike for 26, 27 and 30 November 2015 has been officially canceled by the Cabin Crew's Union UFO.
Lufthansa flights will operate as scheduled.
List of cancelled flights (continually updated):
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Cancelled-Flights
Rebooking
If you have a Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Germanwings or Eurowings ticket for flights on 26.11.2015, on 27.11.2015 and/or 30.11.2015 from/to/via Frankfurt and Munich, you can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings. The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 23. November 2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28. February 2016
- Changes of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
If you have a Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Germanwings or Eurowings ticket for flights on 26.11.2015, on 27.11.2015 and/or 30.11.2015 from/to/via Frankfurt and Munich, you can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings. The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 23. November 2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28. February 2016
- Changes of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
Rebooking
You can rebook your flights free of charge.
Please go to My bookings.
Has your flight not been cancelled?
Passengers whose flights have not been cancelled and are in possession of Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines of Brussels Airlines tickets for flights between 6.11.2015 and 13.11.2015 from/via Frankfurt/München/Düsseldorf, can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings.
The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 6.11.2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28.2.2016
- Change of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
You can rebook your flights free of charge.
Please go to My bookings.
Has your flight not been cancelled?
Passengers whose flights have not been cancelled and are in possession of Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines of Brussels Airlines tickets for flights between 6.11.2015 and 13.11.2015 from/via Frankfurt/München/Düsseldorf, can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings.
The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 6.11.2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28.2.2016
- Change of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
Travel Agency bookings
Lufthansa passengers who have booked through a tour operator or travel agency are requested to contact the tour operator / travel agency where the booking was made directly.
Lufthansa passengers who have booked through a tour operator or travel agency are requested to contact the tour operator / travel agency where the booking was made directly.
Refund
Passengers whose flights were cancelled can request a refund free of charge via My Bookings.
Passengers whose flights were cancelled can request a refund free of charge via My Bookings.
Flights within Germany - Use of Deutsche Bahn
Train voucher
Passengers travelling within Germany whose flights were cancelled can use trains of Deutsche Bahn. The flight ticket can be converted into a train ticket of Deutsche Bahn here.
If it is not possible to convert the ticket due to time constraints, we recommend that a regular train ticket is purchased.
Refund of purchased train ticket
If you have purchased a train ticket from Deutsche Bahn and would like to have this refunded, we ask for your kind understanding that in case of a retro-active refund, the value of the unused flight coupon is applicable. We also request to apply for a refund of your ticket with your issuing office after completion of your trip.
Current train information
There may be an increased number of passengers on the trains of Deutsche Bahn. Updated information is available under Bahn Information or on the mobile site m.bahn.de.
Train voucher
Passengers travelling within Germany whose flights were cancelled can use trains of Deutsche Bahn. The flight ticket can be converted into a train ticket of Deutsche Bahn here.
If it is not possible to convert the ticket due to time constraints, we recommend that a regular train ticket is purchased.
Refund of purchased train ticket
If you have purchased a train ticket from Deutsche Bahn and would like to have this refunded, we ask for your kind understanding that in case of a retro-active refund, the value of the unused flight coupon is applicable. We also request to apply for a refund of your ticket with your issuing office after completion of your trip.
Current train information
There may be an increased number of passengers on the trains of Deutsche Bahn. Updated information is available under Bahn Information or on the mobile site m.bahn.de.
Service Center
Affected passengers who could not use the mentioned self-service options, are requested to please contact our Service Center free of charge at 0800 850 60 70*, or one of our local Lufthansa phone numbers.
We ask for your understanding that there may be longer waiting times due to the increased volume of calls.
Further toll free numbers:
UK: 0800 358 0538
France: 0805 98 0097
Spain: 900 901 465
Italy: 800 089 775
Russia: 0800 500 9258
Please note that the toll free numbers are accessible only within the respective country.
* Calls from landlines, charges may vary according to provider.
Affected passengers who could not use the mentioned self-service options, are requested to please contact our Service Center free of charge at 0800 850 60 70*, or one of our local Lufthansa phone numbers.
We ask for your understanding that there may be longer waiting times due to the increased volume of calls.
Further toll free numbers:
UK: 0800 358 0538
France: 0805 98 0097
Spain: 900 901 465
Italy: 800 089 775
Russia: 0800 500 9258
Please note that the toll free numbers are accessible only within the respective country.
* Calls from landlines, charges may vary according to provider.
UFO announces further strike action
Against the background of the announced strike by the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) on Lufthansa flights on Thursday 26th of November, Friday, 27th of November and Monday, 30 of November 2015, Lufthansa is trying to keep the effect of the strike on its customers as low as possible.
At the moment no concrete strike actions are announced, hence the effect of these strike actions on flight operations cannot be estimated at this point in time. As soon as these effects are known, Lufthansa will set up a goodwill policy for all booked passengers. Passengers booked on a flight which has to be canceled due to strike actions, always have the opportunity to rebook once or cancel their flight free of charge.
Please enter your mobile number in your Miles & More profile or in your booking, so information about changes will be automatically advised in the future.
Against the background of the announced strike by the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) on Lufthansa flights on Thursday 26th of November, Friday, 27th of November and Monday, 30 of November 2015, Lufthansa is trying to keep the effect of the strike on its customers as low as possible.
At the moment no concrete strike actions are announced, hence the effect of these strike actions on flight operations cannot be estimated at this point in time. As soon as these effects are known, Lufthansa will set up a goodwill policy for all booked passengers. Passengers booked on a flight which has to be canceled due to strike actions, always have the opportunity to rebook once or cancel their flight free of charge.
Please enter your mobile number in your Miles & More profile or in your booking, so information about changes will be automatically advised in the future.
Lufthansa returns to almost normal operations from Saturday onwards
Company wants to offer its customers the usual service as soon as possible
After the end of the longest strike in the companys history, Lufthansa will already return to almost normal operations on Saturday and will offer its customers the usual service as soon as possible.
All scheduled long-haul connections will be able to operate on Saturday. Furthermore the long-haul connections from Frankfurt to Hong Kong, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, which were scheduled to take off on late Friday evening, will be delayed to Saturday morning. Thus a cancellation of these connections can be avoided.
Lufthansa will also return to almost normal operations on short- and medium-haul flights on Saturday. Due to operational reasons, there can be occasional flight cancellations, if the aircraft or crews are not yet at the site of operation.
Lufthansa would like to sincerely apologize again to all customers, who have been affected by the strike of the Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO) during the past days. The company has done its utmost to keep the effects on their customers as low as possible.
Altogether the company was forced to cancel approximately 4,700 flights during seven strike days. Affected by these cancellations were approximately 550,000 passengers.
Company wants to offer its customers the usual service as soon as possible
After the end of the longest strike in the companys history, Lufthansa will already return to almost normal operations on Saturday and will offer its customers the usual service as soon as possible.
All scheduled long-haul connections will be able to operate on Saturday. Furthermore the long-haul connections from Frankfurt to Hong Kong, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, which were scheduled to take off on late Friday evening, will be delayed to Saturday morning. Thus a cancellation of these connections can be avoided.
Lufthansa will also return to almost normal operations on short- and medium-haul flights on Saturday. Due to operational reasons, there can be occasional flight cancellations, if the aircraft or crews are not yet at the site of operation.
Lufthansa would like to sincerely apologize again to all customers, who have been affected by the strike of the Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO) during the past days. The company has done its utmost to keep the effects on their customers as low as possible.
Altogether the company was forced to cancel approximately 4,700 flights during seven strike days. Affected by these cancellations were approximately 550,000 passengers.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights from 11. until 13.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 13.11.2015 as well. Approximately 110.900 passengers are affected by 941 flight cancellations on 13.11.2015.
The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 13.11.2015 as well. Approximately 110.900 passengers are affected by 941 flight cancellations on 13.11.2015.
The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights from 11. until 13.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 12. and 13.11.2015 as well. Out of a total of 3,000 planned Lufthansa Group connections 933 flights have to be cancelled on 12.13.2015. Approximately 107.000 guests are affected by the flight cancellations. Approximately 110.910 passengers are affected by 941 flight cancellations on 13.11.2015.
The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 12. and 13.11.2015 as well. Out of a total of 3,000 planned Lufthansa Group connections 933 flights have to be cancelled on 12.13.2015. Approximately 107.000 guests are affected by the flight cancellations. Approximately 110.910 passengers are affected by 941 flight cancellations on 13.11.2015.
The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights from 11. until 13.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 12.11.2015 as well. Out of a total of 3,000 planned Lufthansa Group connections 933 flights have to be cancelled. Approximately 107,000 guests are affected by the flight cancellations. The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
We regret that we must publish a special flight schedule for 12.11.2015 as well. Out of a total of 3,000 planned Lufthansa Group connections 933 flights have to be cancelled. Approximately 107,000 guests are affected by the flight cancellations. The company will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights from 11. until 13.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf. Due to the strike actions Lufthansa has to cancel 931 flights on the 11 Nov 2015 resulting in about 96.000 passengers being affected by the flight cancellations.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf. Due to the strike actions Lufthansa has to cancel 931 flights on the 11 Nov 2015 resulting in about 96.000 passengers being affected by the flight cancellations.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers who have advised their mobile phone number in their customer profile or My Bookings on Lufthansa.com will automatically be informed by SMS about any cancellations.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights from 11. until 13.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action from Wednesday, 11.11.2015 until Friday, 13.11.2015 between 4.00 and 23.59 on all flights from/ to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendantīs Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 10.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Due to the strike actions Lufthansa has to cancel 126 long-haul and 10 continental connections resulting in about 27.300 passengers being affected by flight cancelations. Nearly all German and European continental flights will be operated as scheduled.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Due to the strike actions Lufthansa has to cancel 126 long-haul and 10 continental connections resulting in about 27.300 passengers being affected by flight cancelations. Nearly all German and European continental flights will be operated as scheduled.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendantīs Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 10.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 9.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Monday, 9.11.2015 between 4.30 and 23.00 and flights from/to Munich between 4.30 and 00.00.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
On Monday, out of the approximately 3.000 planned connections about 929 continental and intercontinental flights had to be cancelled. Affected by these cancellations are in total approximately 113.000 passengers.
Lufthansa did publish a special timetable. Nearly all continental and intercontinental flights had to be cancelled. Exceptions are a few flights between Munich and Frankfurt to London Heathrow, Dublin, Ashgabat, Delhi, Hongkong and Tokio.
Flights from Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Monday, 9.11.2015 between 4.30 and 23.00 and flights from/to Munich between 4.30 and 00.00.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
On Monday, out of the approximately 3.000 planned connections about 929 continental and intercontinental flights had to be cancelled. Affected by these cancellations are in total approximately 113.000 passengers.
Lufthansa did publish a special timetable. Nearly all continental and intercontinental flights had to be cancelled. Exceptions are a few flights between Munich and Frankfurt to London Heathrow, Dublin, Ashgabat, Delhi, Hongkong and Tokio.
Flights from Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 9.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Monday, 9.11.2015 between 4.30 and 23.00 and flights from/to Munich between 4.30 and 00.00.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa is working on a special flight plan, which will be published here during the course of the afternoon.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Monday, 9.11.2015 between 4.30 and 23.00 and flights from/to Munich between 4.30 and 00.00.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa is working on a special flight plan, which will be published here during the course of the afternoon.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
Largely regular flight operations on 8 November after industrial action
The Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO) has called on all Lufthansa flight attendants to take part in strike action from 6 November until 13 November.
A concrete announcement has thus far not been made by the union regarding further industrial action beyond 7 November. Flight operations will remain largely uninterrupted on 8 November. Isolated cancellations can, however, be expected due to operational reasons.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers, who provided Lufthansa with their mobile phone number in their customer profile or under "My bookings" on Lufthansa.com, will be informed about any cancellations via SMS.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO) has called on all Lufthansa flight attendants to take part in strike action from 6 November until 13 November.
A concrete announcement has thus far not been made by the union regarding further industrial action beyond 7 November. Flight operations will remain largely uninterrupted on 8 November. Isolated cancellations can, however, be expected due to operational reasons.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers, who provided Lufthansa with their mobile phone number in their customer profile or under "My bookings" on Lufthansa.com, will be informed about any cancellations via SMS.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 6. and 7.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Friday, 6.11.2015 between 14.00 and 23.00 and Saturday, 7.11.2015 between 6.00 and 23.00 for all flights from/to Dusseldorf and for all flights operated with A319, A320, A321 and B737 from/to Frankfurt.
All intercontinental flights on 7.11.2015 will operate as scheduled.
Flights to and from Munich are not affected by the strike.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
A total of almost ten per cent of all flights of the Lufthansa Group have to be cancelled due to the unions strike today. Out of a total of 3,000 planned connections, 290 flights are cancelled, including 15 intercontinental flights to and from Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for all Lufthansa flights from/ to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf on Friday, 6.11.2015 between 14.00 and 23.00 and Saturday, 7.11.2015 between 6.00 and 23.00 for all flights from/to Dusseldorf and for all flights operated with A319, A320, A321 and B737 from/to Frankfurt.
All intercontinental flights on 7.11.2015 will operate as scheduled.
Flights to and from Munich are not affected by the strike.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
A total of almost ten per cent of all flights of the Lufthansa Group have to be cancelled due to the unions strike today. Out of a total of 3,000 planned connections, 290 flights are cancelled, including 15 intercontinental flights to and from Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
Lufthansa regrets any inconveniences caused by the strike.
Lufthansa information on announced strike action by the union of Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO)
Current travel information
See below for the latest news about our current flight operation.
Lufthansa will publish a special flight plan once concrete strike measures are announced
Passengers are requested to stay up-to-date through lh.com once strike measures have been announced.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has called on all Lufthansa flight attendants to take part in strike action from 6 November until 13 November. The union will announce further details during the course of Friday morning, 6 November, regarding possible strike measures from 12pm onwards.
Lufthansa will be able to publish a special flight plan once these concrete measures have been announced. Passengers are particularly affected by the limited time between this strike announcement and the commencement of industrial action, as planning possibilities are restricted.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers, who provided Lufthansa with their mobile phone number in their or under on Lufthansa.com, will be informed about any cancellations via SMS.
Lufthansa apologises for the strike related inconveniences, particularly, as the precise scope of the strike is still not known.
Rebooking
Eventhough the extent of a possible strike is not confirmed, we offer, as a gesture of goodwill, a transfer rule to our customers.
Passengers who are in possession of Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines or Brussels Airlines tickets from 06.11.2015 till 13.11.2015 to/from/via Frankfurt/Munich/Düsseldorf, can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings.
The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 06.11.2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28.02.2016
- Change of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
Service Center
Affected passengers who could not use the mentioned self-service options, are requested to please contact our Service Center at +49(0)69-86-799-799*, or one of our local Lufthansa phone numbers.
We ask for your understanding that there may be longer waiting times due to the increased volume of calls.
* Calls from landlines are charged at local rates, prices from the mobile networks depend on the provider and may vary.
Current travel information
See below for the latest news about our current flight operation.
Lufthansa will publish a special flight plan once concrete strike measures are announced
Passengers are requested to stay up-to-date through lh.com once strike measures have been announced.
The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has called on all Lufthansa flight attendants to take part in strike action from 6 November until 13 November. The union will announce further details during the course of Friday morning, 6 November, regarding possible strike measures from 12pm onwards.
Lufthansa will be able to publish a special flight plan once these concrete measures have been announced. Passengers are particularly affected by the limited time between this strike announcement and the commencement of industrial action, as planning possibilities are restricted.
Flights operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by potential strike actions and will therefore run as planned.
Lufthansa will do its utmost to keep the effects of a strike to a minimum and to inform passengers as soon as possible. For that reason, Lufthansa requests all passengers early on to stay up-to-date by checking the flight status on LH.com.
Lufthansa passengers, who provided Lufthansa with their mobile phone number in their or under on Lufthansa.com, will be informed about any cancellations via SMS.
Lufthansa apologises for the strike related inconveniences, particularly, as the precise scope of the strike is still not known.
Rebooking
Eventhough the extent of a possible strike is not confirmed, we offer, as a gesture of goodwill, a transfer rule to our customers.
Passengers who are in possession of Lufthansa/SWISS/Austrian Airlines or Brussels Airlines tickets from 06.11.2015 till 13.11.2015 to/from/via Frankfurt/Munich/Düsseldorf, can rebook once free of charge online under My bookings.
The following conditions must be observed:
- Rebooking within the same booking class
- Tickets must be issued on/before 06.11.2015
- New date of travel must be on/before 28.02.2016
- Change of origin/destination and class of service/compartment are not permitted
- For all other ticket conditions, original fare conditions apply
Service Center
Affected passengers who could not use the mentioned self-service options, are requested to please contact our Service Center at +49(0)69-86-799-799*, or one of our local Lufthansa phone numbers.
We ask for your understanding that there may be longer waiting times due to the increased volume of calls.
* Calls from landlines are charged at local rates, prices from the mobile networks depend on the provider and may vary.
LH usually rebooks to other LH Group carriers, any star alliance carrier or other IATA airline it has an interline agreement with. The preference to do so is in the same order and done only if the preferred alternative doesn't have any free seats in the class of service (not booking class). Award bookings are treated the same way, although you may be requested to contact the issuing carrier for reissuing the ticket. LH issued tickets are usually reissued using the ATC irreg system.
More details on irreg procedures here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufth...interview.html
UFO (flight attendants) strike(s) 2015
#241
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There is now a statement about flights tomorrow:
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information
So it seems cancellations for Tuesday are
- long haul flights from/to FRA and MUC
- all flights from/to DUS
Am supposed to be travelling with LH MAN-MUC on Wednesday afternoon and after speaking to the corporate TA we have now booked a back-up BA ticket LBA-LHR-MUC. Not knowing what is happening until 24hrs beforehand really is very disruptive and makes it difficult to plan around - which I guess would be exactly what the union is trying to achieve.
http://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/Travel-information
The Independent Flight Attendantsīs Organization (UFO) has announced strike action for flights on 10.11.2015
The Independent Flight Attendant’s Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
The Independent Flight Attendant’s Organization (UFO) has announced further strike action on Tuesday, 10.11.2015 for all Lufthansa longhaul flights from/ to Frankfurt between 4.30 and 23.00 as well as longhaul flights from/ to Munich between 5.00 and 23.59 and all flights from/ to Dusseldorf between 4.30 and 23.00.
Flights from Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike actions and will therefore operate as planned.
- long haul flights from/to FRA and MUC
- all flights from/to DUS
Am supposed to be travelling with LH MAN-MUC on Wednesday afternoon and after speaking to the corporate TA we have now booked a back-up BA ticket LBA-LHR-MUC. Not knowing what is happening until 24hrs beforehand really is very disruptive and makes it difficult to plan around - which I guess would be exactly what the union is trying to achieve.
#243
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#244
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I was not able to rebook outside of LH group for Bogota to Frankfurt on Thursday night, even though there are no other LH group airlines flying to Bogota. They said the flight has to be cancelled. Flying via the United States on Avianca and United is bound to sell out by the time my Bogota flight is actually cancelled. I'm furious that LH isn't rebooking yet on non LH group airlines. My attempt was with a supervisor by calling the US customer service line.
#245
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: North Leeds
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 43
We flew Man/FRA/NUE on Friday - what a mess.
Got a text from LH as we were boarding the flight to FRA that our onward flight to NEU was cancelled. We did not know about the strike so thought that they would just put us on the next flight.
On arrival we were told to go to A13 (service desk) we queued there for the best part of an hour. When it was our turn to enter the 'pen' where you are given a numbered ticket then have to wait for a CS Agent to be free we were told to go to the ticket machine at the side of Customer Services and get a train ticket. We couldn't understand why someone could not have walked up and down the queue asking if anyone was transferring to a domestic flight.
We scanned our boarding passes and within seconds had a train ticket to Nuremberg. At least the train was more comfortable than the plane but the train only took us to the main train station and we needed to be at NEU to meet some friends off the Munich flight.
If you have a domestic connection then don't wait in the *****queue.
Got a text from LH as we were boarding the flight to FRA that our onward flight to NEU was cancelled. We did not know about the strike so thought that they would just put us on the next flight.
On arrival we were told to go to A13 (service desk) we queued there for the best part of an hour. When it was our turn to enter the 'pen' where you are given a numbered ticket then have to wait for a CS Agent to be free we were told to go to the ticket machine at the side of Customer Services and get a train ticket. We couldn't understand why someone could not have walked up and down the queue asking if anyone was transferring to a domestic flight.
We scanned our boarding passes and within seconds had a train ticket to Nuremberg. At least the train was more comfortable than the plane but the train only took us to the main train station and we needed to be at NEU to meet some friends off the Munich flight.
If you have a domestic connection then don't wait in the *****queue.
#246
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10
I was not able to rebook outside of LH group for Bogota to Frankfurt on Thursday night, even though there are no other LH group airlines flying to Bogota. They said the flight has to be cancelled. Flying via the United States on Avianca and United is bound to sell out by the time my Bogota flight is actually cancelled. I'm furious that LH isn't rebooking yet on non LH group airlines. My attempt was with a supervisor by calling the US customer service line.
#247
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: FLR
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I was not able to rebook outside of LH group for Bogota to Frankfurt on Thursday night, even though there are no other LH group airlines flying to Bogota. They said the flight has to be cancelled. Flying via the United States on Avianca and United is bound to sell out by the time my Bogota flight is actually cancelled. I'm furious that LH isn't rebooking yet on non LH group airlines. My attempt was with a supervisor by calling the US customer service line.
Btw., LH made new offer to UFO, which UFO ridiculed - but there seems the remote possibility that the two sides might actually start talking again.
#248
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 27
Liebe Mitglieder,
wir haben die Vorschläge der Lufthansa erst nach der Presse erhalten.
Es sticht vor allem heraus, dass für 800 Euro mehr Einmalzahlungen weiterhin unsere Rente auf dem Spiel steht und mit Streckenstreichungen gedroht wird.
Die UFO-Gremien werden sich umgehend zusammensetzen.
An dem für den 10.11.2015 geplanten Streik ändert sich nichts.
Den morgigen Streik werden wir aber - trotz dieser Provokation - nicht ausweiten.
Im Laufe des Dienstag informieren wir Euch über alles Weitere.
Viele Grüße
Eure UFO
wir haben die Vorschläge der Lufthansa erst nach der Presse erhalten.
Es sticht vor allem heraus, dass für 800 Euro mehr Einmalzahlungen weiterhin unsere Rente auf dem Spiel steht und mit Streckenstreichungen gedroht wird.
Die UFO-Gremien werden sich umgehend zusammensetzen.
An dem für den 10.11.2015 geplanten Streik ändert sich nichts.
Den morgigen Streik werden wir aber - trotz dieser Provokation - nicht ausweiten.
Im Laufe des Dienstag informieren wir Euch über alles Weitere.
Viele Grüße
Eure UFO
#249
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If there's an award ticket and the flight is cancelled, and rebooking is done for a couple of weeks later, are they willing to open award space/book into a revenue class of service or is refund really the only option?
#250
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UFO have received a better offer from LH. They will think about it and provide more information tomorrow about what will happen on Wednesday and beyond. Tomorrow's strike goes ahead as already annnounced.
#252
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Posts: 1,026
Just out of interest
Can I just ask, out of interest, what is the legal position with strikers in Germany? It is simply unlawful for an employer to fire striking employees for failing to turn up for work? Or is it more a public relations thing where it's seen as bad form to fire them?
#253
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You can not fire or replace them that would be unlawful und the CEO can go to jail for it.
#254
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I was not able to rebook outside of LH group for Bogota to Frankfurt on Thursday night, even though there are no other LH group airlines flying to Bogota. They said the flight has to be cancelled. Flying via the United States on Avianca and United is bound to sell out by the time my Bogota flight is actually cancelled. I'm furious that LH isn't rebooking yet on non LH group airlines. My attempt was with a supervisor by calling the US customer service line.
Whatever to avoid a US connection was fine to me.
LH call center utterly useless and with the 'take it or leave it' attitude.
But at least managed to talk with someone.
Yesterday after hours on hold at the German and Italian call centers I gave up and sorted it out at WAW with the help of an efficient Polish agent. Rebooked on AZ to NAP via FCO.
#255
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Latest.
BERLIN (AP) A union representing German flight attendants has called on its members to walk out on all Lufthansa flights from Wednesday.
The announcement Tuesday marks an escalation between the UFO union and the airline in a dispute over transition payments.
The airline confirmed that all of its flights from Germany would be affected from 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) Wednesday until midnight Friday.
BERLIN (AP) A union representing German flight attendants has called on its members to walk out on all Lufthansa flights from Wednesday.
The announcement Tuesday marks an escalation between the UFO union and the airline in a dispute over transition payments.
The airline confirmed that all of its flights from Germany would be affected from 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) Wednesday until midnight Friday.