Trending Now - Lufthansa Faces Major Disruptions as Pilots and Crew Strike

WHO:

One Mile at a Time - Lufthansa pilots and flight attendants are involved in the strikes.

Bloomberg Markets - Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the airline facing the strikes.

WHAT:

One Mile at a Time - Lufthansa pilots are on strike on April 13th and 14th, 2026.

One Mile at a Time - Lufthansa flight attendants are set to strike on April 15th and 16th, 2026.

One Mile at a Time - The strikes will ground Lufthansa for four consecutive days and for five days over a period of seven days.

Bloomberg Markets - The pilot strike threatens to cancel hundreds of flights.

WHERE:

One Mile at a Time - The strikes are affecting flights departing from Germany.

WHEN:

One Mile at a Time - The pilots' strike occurred on April 13th and 14th, 2026, and the previous strike was on March 12th and 13th, 2026.

One Mile at a Time - The flight attendants' strike is scheduled for April 15th and 16th, 2026, following a strike on April 10th, 2026.

WHY:

One Mile at a Time - The strikes are due to disputes over pay, pensions, and management's hardline negotiation stance.

One Mile at a Time - Lufthansa management claims employee requests are "absurd and impossible to fulfill."

HOW:

One Mile at a Time - The strikes are being organized by the pilots' and flight attendants' unions in response to ongoing labor relations issues with management.

(UPDATED April 13, 2026 21:15 UTC)

Lufthansa pilots began a strike on Monday and 14th, while flight attendants are set to follow with their own strike April 15th and 16th, causing significant disruptions to flights departing from Germany. The strikes, organized by the unions, are a response to ongoing disputes over pay, pensions, and management's hardline negotiation stance, with the pilot strike threatening to cancel hundreds of flights. This action comes after a previous strike March 12th and 13th and follows another strike by flight attendants on Friday.