Lufthansa cancels 930 flights Wednesday due to strike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa has canceled 930 flights scheduled for Wednesday at three hubs in Germany after efforts failed to halt an ongoing strike by flight attendants.

The cancellations affect 100,000 travelers going to or from Frankfurt, Munich and Duesseldorf.

They were announced even as the airline and the union said late Tuesday they were open to mediation.

Officials for the UFO flight attendants union did not call a halt to the ongoing stoppages at Frankfurt, Munich and Duesseldorf, but indicated they would be open to mediation under certain conditions, the dpa news agency reported. A mediation proposal had been sent by the company.

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Cancelled flights appear on a board in a terminal of the airport as flight attendants of Lufthansa airline went on strike for the fourth day in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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[randys1]

1. Good. Remember what happened when Air Traffic Controllers went on strike here?

[DFW]

2. I rarely take Lufthansa any more anyway

We had a falling out, so to speak, about 15 years ago.

On the other hand, since I use the Düsseldorf airport, I'll be screwed if I suddenly have to run down to Geneva or Bucharest, or one of those smaller cities whose only nonstop connection with here is Lufthansa.The continuing absence of the Dallas flight is a real pain, and I'm sure the far inferior American Airlines, the only alternative for nonstops from Germany to Dallas, is rubbing its hands with glee. I'll bet Delta is sorry it folded its Frankfurt-Dallas route a few years ago.

[TipTok]

3. Lost my flight...

Taking a train instead..