Lufthansa strike to disrupt 9 German airports on Friday

A Lufthansa cabin crew strike will disrupt flights at nine German airports on Friday: Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Stuttgart, Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hanover. Here’s what passengers need to know: 

Lufthansa cabin crew to strike on April 10

The Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (Independent Cabin Crew Organisation or Ufo) has announced that Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine cabin crew will take part in a strike from 12.01am to 10pm on Friday, April 10.

While the Lufthansa strike will halt the airline's departures from Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport, the Lufthansa CityLine strike will impact all of the subsidiary's departures from Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Stuttgart, Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hanover.

The industrial action is expected to cause great disruption as the Easter holidays come to an end in Germany. Lufthansa clarified that as many flights as possible would be operated by other airlines within the Lufthansa Group and by partner airlines.

How are Lufthansa passengers impacted?

Passengers affected by the strike will be informed about rebookings and cancellations on the morning of April 9. All passengers are encouraged to visit the Lufthansa website to check their flight status before going to the airport, ensure their contact details are up to date, and, if they booked through a travel agency, wait for information from the agency.

If your flight has been cancelled and no alternative route is available, you can also exchange your booking for a Deutsche Bahn ticket. Further passenger information can be found on the Lufthansa website. 

Passengers travelling through German airports with other airlines should expect the Lufthansa strikes to cause general delays and disruption on Friday.

Why are Lufthansa cabin crew striking?

The Ufo is currently in negotiations with Lufthansa over 19.000 ​cabin crew members’ working conditions and a redundancy package for around 800 employees at CityLine, which is closing operations.

In March, 94 percent of Lufthansa employees and 99 percent of CityLine employees who are Ufo members voted in favour of strike action. Ufo chair Joachim Vazquez Bürger said the union intentionally delayed the strike to minimise disruption at the beginning of the Easter holidays.

“This situation could have been avoided – the responsibility lies with Lufthansa, which has so far not even managed to put forward a proposal suitable for negotiation,” Vazquez Bürger said in a statement.

Last month also saw Lufthansa pilots who are members of the Vereinigung Cockpit union go on strike over pension plans. Until 2017, Lufthansa pilots received a traditional company pension with guaranteed payments, which has been replaced with a capital market-financed model.

The flag carrier airline is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2026. After falling into the red in 2024, the airline reported a 1,96-billion euro profit in 2025, around 20 percent higher than the previous year and the highest revenue in its history.