Lufthansa says strikes have cost airline €100 million this year

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Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, speaks to journalists. At its annual press conference, the Lufthansa Group provides information about the past financial year 2023. Lando Hass/dpa
Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, speaks to journalists. At its annual press conference, the Lufthansa Group provides information about the past financial year 2023. Lando Hass/dpa

Germany's national carrier Lufthansa said the continued strikes by airport staff have cost the company around €100 million ($109 million) so far this year.

In addition, numerous customers have held back on bookings, chief financial executive Remco Steenbergen said on Thursday at the presentation of the group's annual figures in Frankfurt.

Lufthansa's head of human resources, Michael Niggemann, called on the unions to return to the negotiating table. Only there can solutions be found, he said.

Lufthansa aircraft parked at Frankfurt Airport. With renewed warning strikes by several professional groups, the Verdi trade union is paralyzing important parts of German air traffic on Thursday and Friday. Lando Hass/dpa
Lufthansa aircraft parked at Frankfurt Airport. With renewed warning strikes by several professional groups, the Verdi trade union is paralyzing important parts of German air traffic on Thursday and Friday. Lando Hass/dpa