Lufthansa: Passengers Stranded As Pilots Go on Strike

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

Ad

Audu Ogbeh: Tinubu, Obasanjo, Eminent Nigerians Mourn

By Abiola Olawale Eminent Nigerians have expressed sadness over the death of Chief Audu Ogbeh, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and ex-National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and other prominent Nigerians have paid heartfelt tributes to the late statesman, describing him as a…

The Controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline Is Nearing Completion

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), 64.5% complete, will connect Uganda’s oilfields to Tanzania’s Port of Tanga for global crude exports. Despite $3.6 billion already spent and new financing secured, the project continues to face backlash from human rights groups and environmental activists. Critics cite displacement of communities and threats to ecosystems, while developers…

2027: Amaechi Vows to Defeat Tinubu if He Wins ADC’s Presidential Ticket

• Accuses APC of diverting public funds for elections... By Abiola Olawale  Former Minister of Transportation and two-term governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has asserted that he would defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 Nigerian presidential election if he wins the presidential ticket of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking during a Twitter…

Ad

On Wednesday alone, 876 flights were expected to be cancelled, while emergency flight plan was still to be drawn up for Thursday’s annulled flights.

 The airline expected 100,000 passengers to be affected by the strike, which is the 14th by pilots since pay negotiations stalled in 2014.

The pilot organisation Vereinigung Cockpit, announced the strike on Monday as Lufthansa did not succeed in stopping the action at a court in Frankfurt on Tuesday.

Germany’s airport association ADV said that it expected damages as a result of the strike to run into the millions of dollars.

“This development is not acceptable and disproportionate,’’ Ralph Beisel of ADV told newsmen.

On Tuesday, flight attendants from Lufthansa’s subsidiary Eurowings also stopped work at Hamburg and Dusseldorf airports.

Over 4,100 passengers were affected by that action.

Ad

X whatsapp