Strike threat upheld by Lufthansa pilots

Published: 10:01PM Tuesday April 06, 2010 Source: Reuters

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Pilots at Lufthansa renewed their threat to strike for four days next week unless they can agree with the German flag carrier on terms for arbitration.
   
A spokesman for the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots union said it had not dropped its strike call as demanded by the airline, which is keen to head off a walkout that could cost it tens of millions of euros.
   
Lufthansa personnel chief Stefan Lauer has threatened to take the union to court and seek damages unless it quickly cancels the planned strike, which is due to start on April 13.
   
A short pilots' strike in February had cost the airline around $92 million, Lufthansa has said.

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