Lufthansa pilots have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike for better pay and conditions. Source: AAP
AN overwhelming 97 per cent of Lufthansa pilots have voted to go on strike for higher pay and better benefits, their union says, after counting ballots.
Major travel disruptions are expected in the coming weeks on Lufthansa flights and the company's budget airline, Germanwings, but no date for the stoppages has yet been set by the so-called Cockpit Union (VC).
The union will announce any stoppage 48 hours in advance, union spokeswoman Ilona Ritter said on Friday at Frankfurt international airport, where Lufthansa has its headquarters.
She said that VC would exempt the busy April 11-21 Easter vacation from strikes, provided Lufthansa was not "aggressive" towards the union.
The strikes will not affect Lufthansa's subsidiaries Swiss and Austrian Airlines, which have separate labour contracts.
The airline group, which is Europe's biggest, is in on a drive to cut labour costs so it can compete with Gulf-based long-haul carriers and a raft of cheap and cheerful carriers on European routes.
Lufthansa urged the union to resume negotiations, but said it had no concessions to make.
The group's 5400 pilots are demanding pay hikes and a revival of a deal that allowed them to retire at 55 with up to 60 per cent of their last pay. Currently, the average pilot's retirement age is 59.
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