Frankfurt — German pilots union VC has announced further strikes at Lufthansa for Tuesday and Wednesday after fresh talks at the end of a four-day walkout failed to settle their long-running pay dispute. "Unfortunately the high-level talks that took place today at short notice failed to produce a result," VC board member Joerg Handwerg said in a statement on Sunday. "There is still no negotiable offer from Lufthansa regarding the compensation of pilots, which means industrial action needs to continue." The latest round of strikes will affect short-haul flights on Tuesday, November 29, and short-and long-haul flights out of Germany on Wednesday, November 30, VC said. Lufthansa said it would have a special flight schedule by Monday, 1pm GMT, adding it was disappointed by VC’s move. Last week Lufthansa had to cancel nearly 2,800 flights during a four-day strike from Wednesday that affected more than 350,000 passengers, the 14th walkout in a dispute that since early 2014 has cost the ca...
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