Lufthansa Dublin flights hit by strike action

Airline Lufthansa cancelled over 500 flights today as German union Verdi goes on strike over a pay dispute.

More than 33,000 workers will take part in the five hour strike from 4am to 9am ahead of continuing talks tomorrow.

The Dublin-Frankfurt route has been affected and the 5.30am flight to Frankfurt was cancelled this morning, though no further cancellations are expected.

Unions are demanding a 5.2 per cent wage increase for workers as airlines cut costs to counter rising fuel prices.

Employees have rejected Lufthansa’s demands for a two-year pay freeze and extension of the working week by an hour.