{"id":26858,"date":"2022-09-02T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T07:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=26858"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T07:54:37","slug":"german-airline-lufthansa-revokes-800-flights-on-friday-after-pilots-go-on-strike-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/german-airline-lufthansa-revokes-800-flights-on-friday-after-pilots-go-on-strike-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"German airline Lufthansa revokes 800 flights on Friday after pilots go on strike | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Both the flights were revoked by the Lufthansa headquarters due to a one-day worldwide strike of all the pilots of Lufthansa airlines for salary appraisals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indira-gandhi-international-airport\">Indira Gandhi international airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 700 passengers inside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delhi\u00a0Indira Gandhi International Airport<\/a> and 200 of their relatives outside Terminal-3 staged a protest late Thursday night when, hours after reaching the airport, German carrier Lufthansa reported that it is revoking almost all passenger and cargo flights on Friday due to the planned strike action by the pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lufthansa-A320N-OSL-William-Derrickson-scaled-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Lufthansa Airline | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The flights have been revoked from its 2 largest hubs, Frankfurt and Munich. The protesters were pacified by the CISF and Delhi Police after being assured that efforts were being made to make alternate arrangements for the passengers by the airline company.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior official of CISF said the passengers, who were bound for Frankfurt and Munich, staged a protest at departure Gates No. 6 and 7 outside the check-in area due to the cancellation of flights. \u201cSome of them later made a call to the police control room from Terminal-3 and immediately the CISF personnel and Delhi Police personnel rushed to the spot,\u201d an officer stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Students&#39; Strike at IGI Airport Delhi, as Lufthansa cancels two flights to Germany and they ain&#39;t finding a solution, Students are in panic as most are colleges are starting from 6th and they ain&#39;t rebooking before 10th sept. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JM_Scindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JM_Scindia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lufthansa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lufthansa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shameonlufthansa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shameonlufthansa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dkAW8LwAPL\">pic.twitter.com\/dkAW8LwAPL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kuntal parmar (@Kunnntal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kunnntal\/status\/1565414670453706752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After reaching, the officials arrived to know that around 10.15 pm on Thursday, 300 passengers of Frankfurt bound Lufthansa flight, which was scheduled for departure at 2.50 am, and 400 passengers of Munich bound Lufthansa flight, which was scheduled for departure at 1.10 am arrived along with their relatives, and got to know about the flight revocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Both the flights were revoked by the Lufthansa headquarters due to a one-day worldwide strike of all the pilots of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lufthansa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lufthansa airlines <\/a><\/strong>for salary appraisals.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protest on Delhi Airport. Road blocked, passengers not allowed to enter airport, cars and cabs stuck.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DelhiAirport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DelhiAirport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAI_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AAI_Official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoCA_GoI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoCA_GoI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBHadfekRx\">pic.twitter.com\/QBHadfekRx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Himanshu Raj (@talk2Razz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talk2Razz\/status\/1565431436290981888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lufthansa-airlines\">Lufthansa airlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey began increasing slogans and alleged that Lufthansa airlines neither provided complete refund nor provided alternate flight and hotel accommodation due to which passengers, those who entered into the terminal as well as those present at departure alighting area along with their relatives, staged a protest,\u201d an official told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police told they received information at 12.15 am in which it was conveyed that a crowd has gathered on the main road in front of departure Gate No. 1, T-3, and after reaching, police found that the traffic moment had slowed down due to their protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read       <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/air-works-successfully-delivers-6th-boeing-p-8i-to-indian-navy-after-32-phase-checks-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Works Successfully Delivers 6th Boeing P-8I to Indian Navy after 32 Phase Checks| Exclusive<\/a>       <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/what-happens-when-you-miss-your-flight-read-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What happens when you miss your flight? Read details<\/a>          <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/04\/as-indias-airlines-squabble-over-fare-hikes-cheap-tickets-will-continue-to-be-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As India\u2019s airlines squabble over fare hikes, cheap tickets will continue to be available<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe crowd was demanding a refund of money or alternate arrangement to be made for their relatives, who were present inside the terminal building. The gathering was dispersed shortly. Efforts are being done to make alternate arrangements for the passengers by the airline&#8217;s company,\u201d the officer told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amid the protest, passengers of the scene posted videos of the event.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the tweets, a passenger stated that roads were blocked, with passengers\u2019 cars and cabs being stuck. A video appeared to show passengers sitting and waiting on the asphalt, while others crowded about. Slogans of \u201cband Karo, band Karo\u201d were also audible from protestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2016-11-25T102600Z_1_LYNXMPECAO0K3_RTROPTP_3_LUFTHANSA-UNIONS_original-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2016-11-25T102600Z_1_LYNXMPECAO0K3_RTROPTP_3_LUFTHANSA-UNIONS_original-1.jpg 639w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2016-11-25T102600Z_1_LYNXMPECAO0K3_RTROPTP_3_LUFTHANSA-UNIONS_original-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2016-11-25T102600Z_1_LYNXMPECAO0K3_RTROPTP_3_LUFTHANSA-UNIONS_original-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Lufthansa Airline | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another tweet showed passengers stranded at Delhi international airport on account of the strike, with a video appearing to show passengers stuck inside the airport, along with piles of baggage. Calls of \u201cwe want justice\u201d and \u201czindabad\u201d could also be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another passenger had tweeted a complaint to Lufthansa and claimed they were only willing to compensate them Rs 6,000 for accommodation when they were stuck from 8 pm to 4 am, despite being accompanied by senior citizens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both the flights were revoked by the Lufthansa headquarters due to a one-day worldwide strike of all the pilots of Lufthansa airlines for salary appraisals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6761],"tags":[152,392,79,2030,393,171,426,1940,81,500,317,1176],"class_list":{"0":"post-26858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-airlines","9":"tag-airlines-news","10":"tag-aviation","11":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","12":"tag-aviation-news","13":"tag-delhi","14":"tag-flights","15":"tag-germany","16":"tag-latest-aviation-news","17":"tag-lufthansa","18":"tag-pilots","19":"tag-strike"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26863,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26858\/revisions\/26863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}