Lufthansa strike cancels flights for two days for this reason!
The pilots’ union at Lufthansa has announced a two-day full strike starting at midnight on April 13, 2026, and continuing until the end of April 14, 2026, due to ongoing disputes with the company’s management over the pension system.
The pilots’ union, known as Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), stated that the strike will include pilots from Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, and Lufthansa CityLine, as well as Eurowings, a subsidiary of the group, whose pilots are also scheduled to carry out a separate strike on April 13.
The union confirmed that flights to several Middle Eastern countries will not be affected by the strike, including:
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Bahrain
- Oman
- Yemen
- Iraq
- Azerbaijan
This exception aims to reduce the impact of the strike on travel in the region, especially during peak travel periods.
Union leader Andreas Pinheiro stated that the decision came after repeated negotiations with the company’s management failed, emphasizing that the union was forced to take this step after no serious offers were made to resolve the issue.
He noted that the union had previously refrained from striking during the Easter holiday period in an attempt to allow time for an agreement, but the talks made no meaningful progress.
For its part, Lufthansa criticized the strike decision, calling it an unprecedented escalation, and stated that the union’s demands to double the pension system—described by the company as “above average”—are unrealistic and difficult to implement.
The company expects the strike to cause widespread disruption to air traffic across Europe, with a large number of flights likely to be canceled or delayed during the two-day period
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