• A man checks in at a Lufthansa counter at the airport in Munich, Germany, 20 October 2014. Lufthansa long-haul pilots announced they would be joining part of the industrial action planned by their short- and medium-haul colleagues over changes to their retirement plans. The long-haul pilots would walk out from 6am (0400 GMT) on 21 October to 11.59 pm, the Cockpit union said. Short- and medium-haul pilots said on October 19 they would stop work from 1pm (1100 GMT) October 20 until 11.59pm October 21. Long-haul services affected would include all Lufthansa flights on Airbus A380, A340 and A330 planes, as well as any national flights on Boeing 747s, the union said. Andreas Gebert / EPA
    A man checks in at a Lufthansa counter at the airport in Munich, Germany, 20 October 2014. Lufthansa long-haul pilots announced they would be joining part of the industrial action planned by their short- and medium-haul colleagues over changes to their retirement plans. The long-haul pilots would walk out from 6am (0400 GMT) on 21 October to 11.59 pm, the Cockpit union said. Short- and medium-haul pilots said on October 19 they would stop work from 1pm (1100 GMT) October 20 until 11.59pm October 21. Long-haul services affected would include all Lufthansa flights on Airbus A380, A340 and A330 planes, as well as any national flights on Boeing 747s, the union said. Andreas Gebert / EPA
  • Lufthansa aircraft parked at the gates of the airport in Munich. The strike is the eighth this year by the Cockpit Union, which is fighting to preserve an early-retirement scheme that allow pilots to leave after 55 on generous benefits. Lufthansa wants to raise the threshold to 60. Peter Kneffel / EPA
    Lufthansa aircraft parked at the gates of the airport in Munich. The strike is the eighth this year by the Cockpit Union, which is fighting to preserve an early-retirement scheme that allow pilots to leave after 55 on generous benefits. Lufthansa wants to raise the threshold to 60. Peter Kneffel / EPA
  • A display showing cancelled flights due to the strike of pilots of German airline Lufthansa. Daniel Roland / AFP
    A display showing cancelled flights due to the strike of pilots of German airline Lufthansa. Daniel Roland / AFP
  • A Lufthansa aircraft lands at the airport in Frankfurt. Fredrik Von Erichsen / EPA
    A Lufthansa aircraft lands at the airport in Frankfurt. Fredrik Von Erichsen / EPA
  • A passenger stands in front of a German airlines Lufthansa and Germanwings sign at Duesseldorf airport. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
    A passenger stands in front of a German airlines Lufthansa and Germanwings sign at Duesseldorf airport. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
  • A traveller walks past empty service counters at the airport in Munich. Peter Kneffel / EPA
    A traveller walks past empty service counters at the airport in Munich. Peter Kneffel / EPA
  • Passengers try to get a boarding pass for a Lufthansa flight on October 20, 2014 in Frankfurt. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
    Passengers try to get a boarding pass for a Lufthansa flight on October 20, 2014 in Frankfurt. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
  • Passengers wait at counters due to a strike of pilots of German airline Lufthansa at the airport in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland / AFP
    Passengers wait at counters due to a strike of pilots of German airline Lufthansa at the airport in Frankfurt. Daniel Roland / AFP
  • Passengers await their check-in for German airline Lufthansa at Munich airport on October 20, 2014. Michaela Rehle / Reuters
    Passengers await their check-in for German airline Lufthansa at Munich airport on October 20, 2014. Michaela Rehle / Reuters
  • A flight information display reads 'Lufthansa' and 'cancelled' at Munich airport in Munich. Armin Weigel / EPA
    A flight information display reads 'Lufthansa' and 'cancelled' at Munich airport in Munich. Armin Weigel / EPA
  • A Lufthansa aircraft lands at the Frankfurt airport on October 20, 2014. Fredrik von Erichsen / AP Photo
    A Lufthansa aircraft lands at the Frankfurt airport on October 20, 2014. Fredrik von Erichsen / AP Photo

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Traveller misery as Lufthansa pilots go on strike - in pictures

Liz Claus

October 21, 2014

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Lufthansa on Sunday cancelled 1,450 flights after the pilots union called for its eighth strike this year on Monday and Tuesday.

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