Lufthansa Cancels Sofia-bound Flights despite Strike End

The chairmen of pilots' union 'Cockpit' (VC) Joerg Cebulla (L) and Winfried Streicher (2-L) attend a court hearing at the Labour Court in Frankfurt. Photo by BGNES

Half of the Lufthansa flights will be canceled Tuesday despite the decision of the pilots of the German flag career to call off their planned 4-day strike.

The pilots ended the strike at 1 am Bulgarian time, but two flights to and from Sofia are still canceled for Tuesday and early Wednesday morning – the flight from Munich, landing at 12:20 pm and going back at 1:05 pm, and the flight from Frankfurt, landing in Sofia at 10:50 pm and departing at 6:00 am on February 24, are annulled.

The Sofia airport informs that beginning Wednesday all flights will depart according to the normal schedule.

On Monday about 4 500 German pilots went on strike after negotiations between the Lufthansa management and the pilot labor union “Cockpit” stalled Sunday night. The walkout was postponed until March 9 to give the opportunity for further negotiations. The agreement was made after a 2-hour hearing at the Labor Court in Frankfurt.

The Lufthansa spokesperson informs that several days will be still needed to resume normal schedule. The losses are estimated at EUR 25 M so far.

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