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Lufthansa Faces Cabin-Crew Strike on Busy Vacation Friday

Flight attendants from Deutsche Lufthansa in Frankfurt. — Flight attendants from Deutsche Lufthansa in Frankfurt.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

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By Sonja Wind

April 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTC

Updated on

April 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM UTC

Deutsche Lufthansa AG faces a cabin crew strike on Friday at German airports, threatening to disrupt travel for passengers returning from their Easter holidays.

Labor union UFO called on Lufthansa cabin crew to walk out April 10 from 00:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to a statement Wednesday. The strike will affect all departures from Frankfurt and Munich airports.