Ufo: union breaks off strike preparation at Lufthansa

The company had previously made a new effort to resolve the wage conflict. "We approached the UFO with a solution initiative," said a spokeswoman. Originally, the UFO had announced another extended strike on Wednesday. Neither side made any statements regarding the content of the new approximation, as details are still unclear.

The last discussions, for the time being, failed because of the question whether mediation of non-tariff questions should be brought before arbitration. The UFO had not accepted the peace obligation required by Lufthansa for the entire process. On the other hand, Lufthansa did not want to make entry into arbitration dependent on a friendly solution in mediation. Now an immediate entry into mediation seems to be possible.

Around 2,000 flights have so far been canceled

The Lufthansa Group also offered the UFO several negotiating dates for tariff-related questions this week.

In the conflict, Ufo has organized three strike waves at Lufthansa Group airlines since October. Around 2,000 flights have so far been canceled.

On Thursday, the third attempt failed to enter into arbitration with additional mediation on non-tariff issues in the deadlocked tariff conflict between the group and the flight attendants. Matthias Platzeck and Frank-Jürgen Weise, who were also involved in the initiation talks, should act as arbitrators.