Pilots at Lufthansa sister company CityLine went on a 36-hour strike Thursday, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at German airports, according to media reports. The German pilot union 'Cockpit' called for the labor walkout of more than 700 pilots working for CityLine, demanding a wage hike. The strike started midnight and was expected to last until Friday noon. The labor action affected airline traffic at nationwide airports, including Berlin, Munich, Hanover, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Cologne and Duesseldorf. Cityline operates around 400 flights every day to major destinations in Germany and Europe. Lufthansa has offered a salary increase of about 6 percent for a contract lasting up to two years. Cockpit has dismissed the offer as not sufficient but has failed to announce its specific pay...
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