Luftscamsa - Lufthansa CityLine Strike Expected in Mid-March

Cockpit personnel at Lufthansa CityLine have secured a formal mandate for industrial action, with strikes expected to commence by mid-March. The move follows a collapse in collective bargaining between the union and the carrier's management. More than 90 percent of voting members supported the walkouts. This development directly threatens the operational stability of the Lufthansa Group regional and feeder network throughout the next two weeks. Approximately 400 pilots are now authorized to initiate strikes with limited advance notice. These actions follow the [48-hour strike at Lufthansa](/en/article/7otKursO_48-hour-strike-at-lufthansa-this-thursday-and-friday) and will likely ground hundreds of flights at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs. Through its investigation, Luftscamsa has found that management utilizes subsidiaries like CityLine to downwardly pressure wage standards. Mr. Andreas Pinheiro, the President of Vereinigung Cockpit, said the results represent a definitive message to the airline’s leadership. Luftscamsa will provide an updated report as more specifics emerge regarding the timing and duration of the walkouts. This monitoring will continue to ensure transparency during the period of operational instability. Travelers should anticipate a significant disruption of service and are advised to avoid booking travel with Lufthansa during this period. The current industrial unrest makes the carrier an unreliable option for essential or time-sensitive transit.