More than 2,600 flights have been cancelled since the start of the walkout, which the pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) on Thursday announced would be extended into Saturday. VC are demanding a pay rise of an average of 3.66 per cent per year, retroactive for the past five years. Austrian Airlines and Swiss -- part of the Lufthansa group -- have tried to pick up some of the slack by expanding their service to Germany. The group's other airlines -- Germanwings, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines -- have not been affected by the strike. The top-selling daily Bild says the strike is costing Lufthansa some 10 million euros ($10.5 million) a day.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 25, 2016 07:33 UTC