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As loyal Lufthansa customers you are unfortunately currently experiencing great inconvenience as a result of the repeated strikes announced at short notice by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union.
Our aim is to offer you again, as quickly as possible, the Lufthansa reliability you are accustomed to, the reliability we are so well known for and which you value in us.
We assure you that during the strikes, thousands of employees of the Lufthansa Group are working around the clock and doing everything they possibly can to limit the inconvenience to you as far as it is possible. However, we realize that all these efforts cannot compensate for all the difficulties caused by the strikes.
Every day, we organize special flight timetables within around twelve hours, so that we can inform you as quickly as possible which flights will take place despite the strikes. We have previously been able to re-establish - to a large extent - scheduled flight operations on the day after every strike. Our subsidiary airlines Austrian, Germanwings and SWISS have shown great flexibility in bringing Lufthansa passengers to their destinations with additional flights or with larger aircraft. The global Lufthansa partner network also provides us with outstanding support. Over two thirds of our originally booked passengers have therefore been able to reach their destinations during previous strikes.
Not only our passengers, but also our globally operating customers of Lufthansa Cargo, feel the effects of the strike. All employees at our freight subsidiaries are working intensively to limit the consequences.
Many of you are worried that strikes will continue in the coming days. Unfortunately, we are unable to rule this out. This decision is in the hands of the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union, which is why we have requested the union return to the negotiating table immediately. Only then we can solve this conflict and shape our common future and prospects.
It is our task to make Lufthansa competitive over the long term. We therefore cannot and will not make any compromises that endanger our future viability. We also want to be able to develop reliable premium airlines to be successful and available to our customers over the coming decades.
On behalf of our staff on-board and on the ground, we apologize that you, our customers, are bearing the brunt of an internal conflict. We would like to again bring you reliably to your destination as quickly as possible, so that you will choose Lufthansa again in the future.
Thank you very much for your patience and loyalty.
