It was a looming threat and it has been confirmed. Some 50,000 passengers of Austrian national airline Austrian Airlines will be affected. by a strike from midnight on Thursday 28 March to midday on Friday 29 March. During these 36 hours, the company will cancel 400 flights according to the vida union. The union is seeking an increase of between 18% and 28% over two years for flight crews and pilots.
"All passengers will be re-routed on the next possible flight. It is also possible to change or cancel flights on Lufthansa Group airlines online, independently and free of charge, via our website" says the company on its website.
Austrian Airlines offers up to 4 daily flights from Paris CDG, 6 flights a week to Lyon and 11 flights a week to Nice. It also offers up to 2 flights a day to Geneva and up to 3 daily flights to Brussels.
