Hundreds of Lufthansa flights were cancelled on Thursday as pilots and flight attendants went on strike at Germany's largest airline, which has for years struggled to rein in costs at its core brand. Departure boards for Frankfurt and Munich showed most Lufthansa flights were cancelled for the day, including to many overseas destinations. Strikes called as film fest, security conference openAt Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, the situation was calm in the morning because many Lufthansa passengers, notified of the cancellations, did not show up. Marvin Kleist, another passenger in Frankfurt not booked on a Lufthansa flight, said the walkout would make everything a bit more expensive due to the unions' demands. "The simultaneous industrial action by pilots is a coincidence, but one that is welcome," said UFO union representative Harry Jaeger.

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2026 21:29 UTC