Operation of Lufthansa flights prone to be hit as pilots plan to strike once more this week

The strike would have an effect on pilots of each passenger and cargo divisions of the airline.

A strike final week compelled the cancellation of tons of of Lufthansa flights. (File photograph: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSThe labour union is demanding a pay rise of 5.5% this yrPassenger pilots will strike on Wednesday and ThursdayCargo pilots will observe the strike from Wednesday by means of Friday

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa will strike once more this week, a labour union mentioned on Tuesday, escalating a wage dispute that may additional plague a summer time of journey chaos.

It follows a strike final week that compelled the cancellation of tons of of flights.

The strike would have an effect on pilots of each passenger and cargo divisions of the airline, mentioned the union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which teams greater than 5,000 pilots.

Passenger pilots will strike on Wednesday and Thursday, and cargo pilots from Wednesday by means of Friday.

The union is demanding a pay rise of 5.5% this yr and computerized inflation compensation after that.

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