Daniel Flohr, deputy head of air stewards’ union UFO, told public broadcaster ZDF “we could prolong it at short notice”, failing concessions from bosses, although “we don’t want that”. Set to be folded into Eurowings over the long term, Germanwings operates flights on behalf of the larger Lufthansa subsidiary. Around 15 percent of Eurowings flights over the three-day period were affected by the walkout, a company spokesman told AFP. “People were well informed” about the strike, the spokesman added. The dispute has already seen a brief “warning strike” at four Lufthansa subsidiaries, while the group’s flagship airline suffered a two-day walkout affecting 1,500 flights and 200,000 passengers in November.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2019 15:22 UTC