Further strike action is on the cards for one major airline, with Irish holidaymakers amongst those affected.
The industrial action is as a result of dissatisfaction over the airline’s pension arrangements for pilots.
Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the German commercial pilots’ union called on members at Lufthansa group airlines to continue striking.
President of the union Andreas Pinheiro said neither Lufthansa or Lufthansa Cargo had made offers, while Lufthansa CityLine is also yet to make a viable offer.
The strike will get underway from 12:01am on Thursday, April 16 and will continue until 11.59pm on Friday, April 17.
Flights operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings GmbH departing German airports on April 16 between 12:01am and 11:59pm will also be impacted, a press release from VC confirmed.
It comes following strikes earlier in the week, with the next confirmed action resulting in six consecutive weekdays of cancellations at Lufthansa.
FlightAware reported on Wednesday alone a combined 706 cancellations across Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine were recorded, while 134 delays occurred in the start of the day.
The biggest affected airports are Frankfurt and Munich, so anyone travelling in and out is being advised to check with the airline.
On Thursday, all four Lufthansa flights departing from Dublin to Frankfurt have been cancelled, while one of two scheduled to depart for Munich have been cancelled.
Lufthansa’s 17:05 Cork to Frankfurt has also been cancelled as of the time of writing.
A statement from VC said: ‘The VC had deliberately outlined a way to resolve the existing differences in a structured and solution-oriented process.
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‘Instead, the employers made extensive demands a condition — including the requirement that not only open collective bargaining disputes be negotiated, but also existing collective agreements, some with long terms.’
Mr Pinheiro said: ‘It’s roughly the equivalent to calling into question the constitution itself whenever a regulation is amended.’
