Lufthansa to Cut Most Flights in Frankfurt, Munich Amid Strike
- Airline warns disruption may extend into the weekend
- Ground staff calling strike to seek better pay, conditions
Lufthansa will cancel 678 flights in Frankfurt and 345 in Munich on July 27.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/BloombergDeutsche Lufthansa AG will cancel almost all flights from its main German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich Wednesday because of a strike by ground crew, exacerbating the chaos that has snarled Europe’s crucial summer travel season.
Europe’s biggest airline will cancel more than 1,000 flights in the two cities, warning that the disruption may linger into the weekend, when travel is due to pick up. There’s only very limited scope to rebook passengers whose trips have been canceled, Lufthansa said in a statement.