The German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called on its members at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo to strike from 00:01 to 23:59 CET on 2 September. This will affect Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo departures at German airports.

The walkout is set to set the airline to halt with broad support amongst pilots to take part in the industrial action. Around 98 per cent of pilots represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union voted in favour of strike action last month following protracted negotiations.

The strike is set to start at one minute past midnight on September 2 and end at 11:59 pm. The effects of the strike are likely to be felt throughout Thursday and into Saturday because aircraft and pilots will be out of position.

A one-day warning strike by Lufthansa’s ground workers in July grounded at least 1,000 flights and left 134,000 passengers stranded after the airline was forced to nix almost its entire schedule from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs.