Strike action by ground staff at Lufthansa Cargo is expected to cause significant disruption to freighter operations today.
On Monday, Lufthansa warned customers that labour union ver.di had called on ground staff at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo to strike on Wednesday from 4:00 am CET until Thursday at 7:10 am.
Lufthansa Cargo said: “All German locations are affected, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs.” The German carrier also has facilities at Hamburg, Berlin and Dusseldorf.
The carrier advised customers: “Depending on the strike participation of the employed ground staff, changes in the flight schedule may result. At present, significant cancellations of belly capacities and cargo aircraft are to be expected.”
Read more in an article from The Loadstar.