Frankfurt: Lufthansa pilots, who went on strike yesterday in support of their demands, have now agreed to suspend the action for two weeks. The strike grounded about 900 flights on Monday.
At a court hearing late Monday, pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) agreed to suspend industrial action till 8 March so that both sides could resume talks.
Welcoming the decision, Lufthansa cautioned passengers that it would take a few days for flight operations to normalize again.
In a related development, rival British Airways' cabin crew has now voted to strike to protest harsh cost cutting measures adopted by the management.
Some 4,000 Lufthansa pilots had walked out on their jobs on Monday in a action that was meant to spread out over four days. The pilots are concerned that the company could try to cut staff costs by shifting jobs to foreign units. Cash-rich Lufthansa has been on an acquisition spree that has seen it pick up a number of struggling airlines around Europe. Full Story - Domain-B