“If (management) comes up with good offers, these will resonate with us drivers. But if those offers don’t materialize, we have little choice but to go on strike,” Marcel reportedly said. Groels, from the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit.
The union is calling for a 5.5% wage increase this year for its pilots and automatic inflation compensation thereafter, as well as a uniform wage structure for all personnel.
Lufthansa was already rocked by strike action by its ground staff on Wednesday, which forced the German flagship carrier to cancel more than 1,000 flights during the busy summer travel season.