Lufthansa cancels 1,000 flights due to pilot strike

German airline Lufthansa is canceling 1,000 flights on Wednesday because of a pilot strike.

Some 140,000 travelers will be affected by the grounding, the airline said Tuesday.

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"Lufthansa deeply regrets the resulting inconvenience to its customers," it said.

The pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit, began its strike on long-haul flights Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of 90 flights. On Wednesday it is extending the strike to include medium- and short-haul flights.

Lufthansa has canceled thousands of flights in the past year because of pilots' strikes. Read more...

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