Lufthansa and the Verdi union have agreed on a wage increase for around 20,000 airline employees on the ground.

Salary increases in three stages of at least 325 euros per month and a further 2.5 percent were agreed, both sides announced in Frankfurt in the evening.

The lower salary groups in particular should benefit disproportionately.

At Lufthansa, there will be no more strikes by employees at check-in or in the handling of aircraft.

A one-day strike had triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations at the Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt and Munich in the past week.

And that in the middle of the high season, which already demands a lot of patience from travelers due to disruptions to airport operations due to staff shortages in Europe.

After two years of waiver due to the Corona crisis, the agreement provides for a wage increase of 200 euros per month from July 1, 2022.

From January 1, 2023, wages will increase by 2.5 percent and from July 1, 2023 by another 2.5 percent.

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