The pilots’ strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary on Thursday caused numerous flight cancellations.
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Frankfurt The Lufthansa Group does not come to rest. The pilots of Eurowings Germany have been on strike for one day since Thursday night, 0:01 a.m. In addition to the already agreed salary increase, the cockpit crews are also demanding longer rest periods.
As a result, numerous Eurowings flights were canceled at Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports on Thursday morning. Düsseldorf recorded nine canceled flights in the morning, including to Zurich, Athens, London and Munich. Eight canceled flights were listed in Cologne/Bonn, for example to Berlin, Vienna, Palma de Mallorca and Hamburg.
The company’s flights also departed from both airports. Passengers were well informed. The situation at the airport is very calm, said a spokeswoman in Düsseldorf. On average, Eurowings operates around 500 flights a day, transporting 50,000 to 70,000 passengers to destinations in Germany and Europe.
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