Lufthansa Loses German Court Attempt to Halt Pilot Strike

  • Munich court says airline is appealing rejection of injunction
  • Flight cancellations from walkout total about 4,500 this month
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG lost a German court bid to prevent pilots from resuming strikes Tuesday in a labor dispute that has caused almost 4,500 flight cancellations this month.

The Munich Labor Court denied the airline’s request for an injunction preventing the two-day walkout at the mainline Lufthansa brand, putting the pilots on track for their longest-ever work stoppage at the carrier. Lufthansa dropped an appeal of the decision, clearing the way for the strike to resume at midnight local time.