STRIKE HITS LUFTHANSA

Lufthansa is advising that the majority of its European and domestic German flights will be cancelled today (April 22) due to strike actions by the German trade union ver.di Long-haul flights to/from/via Frankfurt and Munich will be only partly affected. Due to today’s announced strike actions, nearly all Lufthansa flights within Germany and Europe will be cancelled. Only a select few short-haul flights will operate on Monday, such as in Berlin, where strike actions should end by 2:30 p.m. CET. In all, only 20 of the 1,650 planned Lufthansa short-haul flights on Monday will operate due to the limited flight schedule. In addition to the cancellations in Germany and Europe, there were massive flight cancellations and delays of long-haul flights yesterday. Of the 50 planned flights in Frankfurt, only six operated; in Munich, of the 17 planned flights, only three operated; however in Dusseldorf all three long-haul flights operated as planned. More information can be found at http://www.lufthansa.com .