Strike announcement by the trade union ver.di at Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports

The trade union ver.di has called on employees at Düsseldorf (DUS) and Cologne/Bonn (CGN) airports to go on a full-day warning strike. At Düsseldorf, a 24-hour strike is planned for Monday, 24 February 2025 from 02:00 a.m. in the morning and at Cologne/Bonn on Sunday, 23 February 2025 from 8:30 p.m. in the evening. Cancellations and delays in the Lufthansa Group airlines flight schedule to and from these airports are expected.

Guests who are affected by an irregularity will be informed accordingly (provided the contact details were stored in the booking).

We ask passengers to check the status of their flight before setting out on their journey.

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Substitute transportation with Deutsche Bahn

In the event of a cancellation of a domestic Lufthansa flight (or a Lufthansa flight between Germany and Basel within two days before departure), travelers can exchange their flight ticket into a ticket with Deutsche Bahn free of charge. We recommend to make a reservation for this on the Deutsche Bahn website. Please note that the ticket is only valid on Deutsche Bahn trains on the day of issue and the following day.

Travelers with a connecting flight from Frankfurt or Munich should allow sufficient time for changing from train to flight when planning their rail journey to the airports.

Lufthansa Group rules for rebooking/reissue/refund for cancelled flights

Customers affected by a flight cancellation can rebook once free of charge or have their ticket refunded.

• You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Austrian Airlines/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SWISS tickets yourself in accordance with the Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy for Travel Agents (OS/SN/LH/LX)
  
  
• You are welcome to make rebookings/reissues/refunds for cancelled flights on Air Dolomiti tickets yourself in accordance with the Rules for handling of long term schedule changes and short term schedule changes (re-bookings / reissues / refunds) in Travel Agency sales (EN)

Please note: The Schedule Change/Irregularity Policy only applies to flights which have already been cancelled or which have been automatically rebooked by the airline.

Important notes regarding short-term flight cancellations

In case of short-term flight cancellations within 48 hours (in select cases: up to 5 days) before departure, no (immediate) UN will be set in the PNR in all cases. In this case, you can do the rebooking/reissue without having to request a waiver.

» To the Factsheet „Notes regarding short-term flight cancellations“