In order to prevent any further strikes until at least next summer, Lufthansa and its pilots have reached an agreement.
Two weeks after their previous walkout, which reportedly cost Lufthansa some $32 million, the carrier's unsatisfied employees had threatened to go on strike once more if Lufthansa did not agree to their requests for a pay hike.
The German flag carrier airline announced a new offer of a $978 increase in basic salary per month by April 2023, which equates to a 20% wage increase for new hires and a 5.5% increase for captains.
In exchange for a strike moratorium until June 30 of the following year, Vereinigung Cockpit, the German pilots' union, approved the deal.
A comprehensive peace duty that lasts through June 30, 2023, is also included in the deal.
During this time, strikes are not permitted.
According to Lufthansa, this provides passengers and staff with planning security.
The airline stated that during this time, "both collective bargaining partners will continue their positive interaction on numerous themes."
The fine print of the agreement will stay secret, according to the statement, and is "currently pending detailed elaboration and approval by the appropriate bodies."
The announcement ends a difficult few weeks for the biggest airline in Germany.
Last Wednesday, the airline narrowly avoided a walkout by its commercial and cargo pilots thanks to an outreach from Lufthansa and a new agreement.
To give both parties time to more carefully consider the proposal on the table, the strike was called off.
It would have followed the walkout on September 4 that resulted in the cancellation of approximately 800 flights and affected about 130,000 travelers as the second of its sort in a week if it had gone ahead.
According to Lufthansa, that decision cost it $31.9 million.
A second strike would have "huge ramifications" for its flight strategy, according to Lufthansa at the time.
Instead, the airline expressed its relief, saying that it could now focus on transporting travelers to their destinations on schedule.
The airline's director of human resources and labor, Michael Niggemann, continued, "We now aim to use the coming months in a trusted dialogue with Vereinigung Cockpit to discover and implement viable solutions.
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