The pilots’ strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary continues. A survey shows that the demands of the strikers are difficult to understand for the majority of Germans.
The pilots’ strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has again led to significant restrictions on flight operations at Germany’s major airports. At Düsseldorf Airport, 84 of 160 flights were canceled, according to the airport. On Wednesday – the third and last day of the work stoppages – even more would be canceled, namely 100 take-offs and landings out of 160.
At Cologne/Bonn Airport, 35 of 63 originally planned flight movements were canceled. There were also cancellations in Stuttgart, Munich and Hamburg and many passengers with Eurowings tickets had to reschedule.
With the strike, the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit wants to achieve better working conditions. Recently, the fronts had hardened. The management argues that they have already accommodated the union by offering, for example, 10 additional days off per year. The union wants 14.
In an open letter to the workforce, the Eurowings management warned on Monday about the financial consequences of the strike, which costs a double-digit million euro amount per day. Jobs are at risk. Management threatened to withdraw the offer if the strike continued.
No understanding
A majority of Germans do not consider the pilots’ strike at Eurowings to be justified. This is the result of a survey by the opinion research institute YouGov. According to this, 50 percent of those surveyed have no understanding for the three-day strike, which lasts until Wednesday. 36 percent understand, 14 percent did not specify, as YouGov announced. The institute interviewed 2,324 people in Germany aged 18 and over. With the industrial action, the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union wants to push through more days off and a lower maximum weekly working time.
Source: Stern
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