Lufthansa Chief Asks for Patience as Pilot Strike Drags Out
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr asked customers to be patient as he grapples with the longest strike in the airline’s history, saying the future of all employees is at stake as he seeks to find a compromise with pilots seeking to preserve benefits.
Pilots on long-haul planes from Frankfurt, Lufthansa’s main hub, won’t fly today, causing 58 long-haul canceled flights in the seventh day of walkouts this year. Lufthansa said it managed to operate just over half of intercontinental flights planned for today with pilots who volunteered to fly.