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Airplanes and airlines. Lufthansa pilots on strike against new retirement scheme

Frankfurt, Germany - Today's protest will also affect early tomorrow's flights

Long-haul Lufthansa aircrafts from and to Frankfurt grounded today from 8:00am to 11:00 pm. As reported by AVIONEWS, the German pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is carrying out the protest announced yesterday against the new airline’s retirement scheme. The strike had a knock-on effect on late Monday’s flights and will affect early Wednesday’s. The employees represented by VC want the compa...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1162867
Rome, Italy, 09/30/2014 16:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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