Lufthansa cancels more than 1,000 flights after pilots strike again

The airline was hit was its 13th strike in the last year and a half, but said its ‘determined’ to get its way.

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That tune could change when passengers and cargo clients start to really feel the effects. Reuters reported the details on potential canceled flights:

Lufthansa said it would operate 90 out of about 170 planned long-haul flights for Tuesday and all seven cargo flights thanks to pilots volunteering to work. It expects several hundred flights to be cancelled on Wednesday, when it has 1,350 short-haul flights planned.

Lufthansa confirmed on Tuesday that it is canceling 1,000 flights on Wednesday, which will affect 140,000 travelers. For its part, Lufthansa filed for a temporary injunction to halt the strikes. The airline is using social media to communicate changes to passengers:

Streikankündigung der Vereinigung Cockpit für den Langstreckenverkehr am 08.09.2015. Infos zum Flugstatus http://t.co/DZ8WHdLlvh

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