Lufthansa pilots’ strike affects many routes to Polish cities

A walkout by Lufthansa’s pilots, which began on Monday but was expected to end by Wednesday, has continued, and affected travellers between Warsaw and Kraków and their German destinations, the Polish press reported on Wednesday. Wednesday saw the cancellation of a total of 22 flights between Frankfurt and Munich and either Warsaw or Kraków. Thursday will see even more cancellations – a total of 24 – between the same cities. The strike affects a total of 900 flights worldwide, and is expected to continue through Thursday evening. The pilots are striking because they have not received an increase in wages in five years, in spite of the company’s gross profits reaching €5 billion over that time period, the report noted.