Mayhem at Delhi International Airport as Lufthansa cancels flights

German airline Lufthansa had to cancel its flights to India due to a one-day strike staged by its pilots, resulting in hundreds of passengers stranded at Delhi International Airport.

Around 700 passengers were left stranded at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday after German air carrier Lufthansa cancelled two of its flights from India because of the pilots’ strike. A crowd of about 150 people gathered on the main road in front of departure gate 1 of Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport demanding a refund of money or alternate flights for their relatives after Lufthansa announced flight cancellations due to pilot strike on Friday.

As per DCP, IGI Airport, due to the gathering of the crowd traffic movement was slowed down, however with the help of staff of IGI airport along with CISF, situation was handled, and the crowd was dispersed.

The planned pilot strike action has forced the German airline Lufthansa to cancel almost all of its passenger and freight flights for Friday from its two main hubs, Frankfurt and Munich. Following management’s denial of their requests for a pay hike, the union that represents Lufthansa pilots announced early on Thursday that they will launch a walkout.