Pilots union says Lufthansa strike to last through Saturday
BERLIN — A union representing pilots at German airline Lufthansa said Thursday that its members plan to extend their labor strike through Saturday.
The four-day strike, which began Wednesday, comes amid a long-running dispute over wages.
Lufthansa has been forced to cancel hundreds of flight a day.
The airline said it expects some 100,000 passengers booked on short- and medium-haul flights to be affected by the walkout Friday.
Long-haul flights will be operating, as will flights run by other Lufthansa group airlines such as Eurowings, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, the airline said.