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Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
thousands of
shù qiān
数千
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
passive marker
bèi
to cancel / to be cancelled
qǔxiāo
取消

March 12, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 12 rì
2026年3月12日
to / until
zhì
the 13th
13 rì
13日
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to hold / to stage
jǔxíng
举行
48 hours
48 xiǎoshí
48小时
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
to cause / to result in
dǎozhì
导致
large number of / many
dàliàng
大量
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
to cancel
qǔxiāo
取消
strike
bàgōng
罢工
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
with / and
company
gōngsī
公司
on / regarding
zài
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
issue / problem
wèntí
问题
on / regarding
shàng
to arise / to occur
fāshēng
发生
disagreement / dispute
fēnqí
分歧

March 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM

March 12, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 12 rì
2026年3月12日
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
this / this time
zhè cì
这次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
verb complement particle
le
48 hours
48 xiǎoshí
48小时
until / to
dào
March 13
3 yuè 13 rì
3月13日
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
approximately / about
yuē
4,800 people
4800 míng
4800名
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to participate in / to take part
cānyù
参与
verb complement particle
le
this / this time
zhè cì
这次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
passive marker
bèi
to cancel / to be cancelled
qǔxiāo
取消
hundreds of thousands
shù shí wàn
数十万
passenger
chéngkè
乘客
to be affected / to experience
shòudào
受到
impact / disruption
yǐngxiǎng
影响
strike
bàgōng
罢工
structural particle
de
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
and
company
gōngsī
公司
about / regarding
guānyú
关于
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
structural particle
de
dispute / disagreement
zhēngyì
争议
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to hope / to wish
xīwàng
希望
company
gōngsī
公司
to improve / to raise
tígāo
提高
their / them
tāmen
他们
structural particle
de
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
treatment / benefits
dàiyù
待遇
Frankfurt
Fǎlánkèfú
法兰克福
and
Munich
Mùníhēi
慕尼黑
airport
jīchǎng
机场
to be affected / to experience
shòudào
受到
structural particle
de
impact / disruption
yǐngxiǎng
影响
greatest / most severe
zuìdà
最大
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
March 14
3 yuè 14 rì
3月14日
from / starting from
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
will
jiāng
to resume / to return to
huīfù
恢复
normal / normal operations
zhèngcháng
正常

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Lifestyle & Culture

Lufthansa Pilots Strike for Two Days, Thousands of Flights Cancelled

Lufthansa pilots staged a 48-hour strike on March 12 to 13, 2026, causing the cancellation of thousands of flights. The dispute centred on pilot pension benefits, with the union saying the airline had not put forward any serious offer.

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final / championship match
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to face / to compete against
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