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Friday, 25 November 2016 - 15:35

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Lufthansa pilots set to strike again on Saturday

Pilots working for German airline Lufthansa will be striking again on Saturday - the fourth day in a row of striking, RTL Nieuws reports.

On Wednesday, the first day of the strike, a total of 876 flights were cancelled. On Thursday a massive 1,800 flights could not happpen. On Friday, day three, another 830 were cancelled. Mostly short and medium haul flights were affected.

The pilots are demanding better working condition in a labor dispute that's been going on for about two years and 14 strikes.

This strike is costing the airline about 10 million euros per day.

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