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FRANKFURT — Here’s the lowdown on today’s Lufthansa (LH) work stoppage (Thu., Feb. 12, 2026)—it’s a coordinated 24-hour strike involving both pilots and cabin crew, with heavy disruption centered on Lufthansa’s German hubs.
What’s Happening
- Two unions are walking out: pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and cabin crew union UFO.
- Lufthansa says it has had to adjust its schedule due to widespread cancellations.
Why They’re striking
- VC (pilots): dispute over pension/retirement benefits, impacting Lufthansa’s core airline and Lufthansa Cargo.
- UFO (cabin crew at CityLine): dispute tied to the planned shutdown/wind-down of Lufthansa CityLine flight operations and demands for negotiations on a collective social plan.
Operational Impact Today
- Lufthansa told Reuters that the action has triggered nearly 800 flight cancellations, affecting roughly 100,000 passengers.
- The VC strike is stated to affect all Lufthansa flights departing German airports (and Lufthansa Cargo), while UFO’s call targets CityLine operations.
- UFO said CityLine departures from airports including Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Hamburg (HAM), Berlin (BER), and several others are affected.
- Lufthansa expects a largely normal schedule again on Friday (Feb. 13).
What Lufthansa is Telling Passengers
- Impacted customers are being rebooked, and Lufthansa is asking travelers to check flight status before heading to the airport.
- For disrupted German domestic itineraries, Lufthansa offers the option to switch to Deutsche Bahn rail in certain cases.
Lufthansa’s internal advisory notes that Austrian (OS), SWISS (LX), Brussels (SN), Eurowings (EW), Air Dolomiti (EN), Discover (4Y), Edelweiss (WK), and Lufthansa City Airlines (VL) are not affected by this specific strike action (though rebookings may still place passengers onto these carriers).
Featured image: Aner Zarate/Airways
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