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Posted on April 13, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 13, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleA two‑day strike by Lufthansa pilots and those at subsidiaries including Eurowings and CityLine led to hundreds of flight cancellations at Frankfurt and Munich on April 13, affecting over 50,000 passengers amid a dispute over pension contributions.
FRANKFURT, April 13 (Reuters) - A pilots' strike at Lufthansa and its low-cost subsidiary Eurowings caused hundreds of flight cancellations on Monday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.
Pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit has asked its members at Lufthansa's core brand and regional subsidiary Cityline to walk out on Monday and Tuesday.
At Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest hub, 570 take-offs and landings, mostly from Lufthansa, were cancelled. More than 50,000 passengers were affected
Munich airport reported a combined 720 cancellations over two days, most of them connections offered by Lufthansa.
(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach, writing by Linda Pasquini, editing by Thomas Seythal)
Lufthansa pilots are striking due to a dispute over company pension contributions, with their union demanding higher airline payments.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled—570 at Frankfurt airport and 720 at Munich airport over two days.
Frankfurt and Munich airports are the most impacted, with the majority of cancellations occurring at these hubs.
Yes, Eurowings, Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, is affected, though it will operate about 60% of its scheduled flights.
More than 50,000 passengers have been affected by the widespread flight cancellations.
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