Lufthansa pilots have entered the second day of their two-day strike today, which will be followed by a further two-day walkout by the airline’s cabin crew, resulting in significant disruption to the carrier’s operations across its network. The industrial action, organised by the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit, is taking place on April 13 and 14, while cabin crew, represented by the UFO union, are set to strike on April 15 and 16. As a result, the majority of Lufthansa flights are being cancelled or heavily impacted between April 13 and April 17. The latest strike action follows a one-day cabin crew walkout on April 10, which also led to extensive cancellations and operational disruption. The ongoing labour dispute centres primarily on pension arrangements for pilots, while cabin crew are pushing for improved working conditions and contractual terms. 

Lufthansa was scheduled to operate eighty flights to former Yugoslav markets over the four-day period (or 159 once return flights are included). The German flag carrier had 22 flights scheduled to depart Belgrade, twenty from Ljubljana, fifteen from Zagreb, eight from Sarajevo, six from Dubrovnik, five from Skopje and four from Split.