Many passengers have been left stranded as planned Lufthansa strikes commence nationwide across Germany, affecting major airports such as Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich.
What is the official announcement?
Pilots and Cabin Crew first announced the Lufthansa strike with just two days notice on Tuesday 10th February 2026, with no official number of exactly how many flights will be cancelled or delayed, but warned passenger to expect ‘extensive flight cancellations’ from flights departing from German Airports, particularly Lufthansa’s ‘CityLine’ routes. Departure boards at Frankfurt and Berlin Brandenburg Airports have confirmed that only a small number of Lufthansa flights are running as scheduled.
These strikes have also caused disruption to other airlines who have reportedly missed many of their departure and arrival slots due to the scheduling changes having to be made by the lack of Lufthansa services. Airlines have have reported disruption at affected airports include Swiss (Switzerland), Condor (Germany) and Eurowings (Germany).
How many airports and passengers have been affected overall?
Over 69,000 passengers are believed to have been stranded across the nation. The expected airports to be affected included: Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf-Cologne, Berlin and Hannover will be affected, however the impact of the strike has spread to other destinations, as surrounding cities such as Copenhagen and Vienna. These airports have also reported disruption due to lack of inbound aircraft from Lufthansa meaning outbound services have no aircraft to run the service.
Lufthansa have commented that all passengers due to fly on affected services will be notified either through the app or service agents/boards at disrupted airports.
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