12h00: Lufthansa pilots will continue striking tomorrow, March 21, affecting long haul operations. No short haul flights will be affected.
Flights to and from Italy are also being affected by a nationwide strike of Air Traffic Controllers. The strike is expected to end at 18h00 SA time tonight.
01h00: Lufthansa pilots will continue striking today, March 20. It will affect short- and medium- haul flights operated by Lufthansa, as well as SWISS codeshare flights operated by Lufthansa.
Long-haul flights and flights operated by Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines will not be affected.
“Despite the strike, the Lufthansa Group will continue to operate 75% of the 3 000 daily scheduled flights,” the airline said.
Lufthansa has said that it will do its utmost to minimise the impact on passengers. Travellers are advised to check their flight status before going to the airport.
