TWP2605: Strike announcement at Lufthansa by Vereinigung Cockpit for 12 and 13 March 2026
Dear Partners,
The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has announced a strike at Lufthansa (LH) at short notice for Thursday, 12 March and Friday, 13 March 2026, as well as a full-day-strike at Lufthansa Cityline (CL) on Thursday, 12 March 2026.
Lufthansa expects extensive cancellations across its entire route network.
Please note: Flights operated by Austrian Airlines (OS), Eurowings (EW), SWISS (LX), Air Dolomiti (EN), Discover Airlines (4Y), Edelweiss (WK) and Lufthansa City Airlines (VL) will not be affected by the strike. Note Brussels Airlines (SN) is also expecting strike-related flight schedule disruptions on Thursday, 12 March 2026. Find out more here.
Travelers who are affected by an irregularity will be informed accordingly (provided the contact details are stored in the booking).
We ask passengers to check the status of their flight before setting out on their journey.
» Lufthansa flight status
Part 1 – Lufthansa Group rules for rebooking/reissue/refund for cancelled flights
Customers affected by a flight cancellation can rebook once free of charge or have their ticket refunded.
- You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SWISS tickets yourself in accordance with the Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy for Travel Agents (OS/SN/LH/LX)
- You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Air Dolomiti tickets yourself in accordance with the Rules for handling of long term schedule changes and short term schedule changes (re-bookings / reissues / refunds) in Travel Agency sales (EN)
Please note: The Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy only applies to flights which have already been cancelled or which have been automatically rebooked by the airline.
Substitute transport with Deutsche Bahn
In the event of a cancellation of a German domestic Lufthansa flight, travelers may exchange their flight ticket for a Deutsche Bahn ticket free of charge. We recommend making a seat reservation for this on the Deutsche Bahn website. Please note that the ticket is only valid on Deutsche Bahn trains on the day of issue and the following day (except for “City Night Line trains” of Deutsche Bahn).
» Good for Train – ICE Fahrkarte
Important notes regarding short-term flight cancellations
In case of short-term flight cancellations within 48 hours (in select cases: up to 5 days) before departure, no (immediate) UN will be set in the PNR in all cases. In this case, you can do the rebooking/reissue without having to request a waiver.
» To the Factsheet „Notes regarding short-term flight cancellations“
Part 2 – Ticket waiver policy (TWP) for the rebooking/refund of flights which are not cancelled
» To the TWP 2605 (Version 1)
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the disproportionate and very short-notice strike announcement.
