Lufthansa Stands Firm on Costs as Union Threatens Joint Strike
- Airline cancels more than 4,700 flights through Friday
- Flight attendants union holds rally, may team up with pilots
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG stood firm on plans to lower costs and overhaul the airline as flight attendants threatened to team up with pilots and ground workers next time around in a labor dispute that has already brought the airline’s longest ever strike.
Both sides are digging in their heels in a standoff that has already led in the last week to the cancellation of 4,700 flights, impacting travel plans for half a million customers.