Lufthansa pilots vote to strike

Well, that inhales deeply. I have to book a quick trip to Frankfurt in 10 days and they are my only reasonable option.

My sister and her family have a flight home to NY on the 5. Hopefully it won’t happen or will be over by then.

Oh no! Our United itinerary out of Seville back to US has the first leg on Luthansa to Frankfurt. It's not until October 30, though. Should I be concerned? Does anyone know what happens if your flight is canceled due to a strike?

Could have something to do with it but no "Ai instead of Pilots" (yet):

slashdot is saying it's from CNBC but no link

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Lufthansa announced plans to cut 4,000 roles on Monday as it aims to increase profitability and lean on AI to drive efficiency. The airline group said it will eliminate a total of 4,000 FTE, or full-time equivalent, roles worldwide by 2030.

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...the company said in a release issued during its Capital Markets Day in Munich. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said earlier this year that artificial intelligence had partially helped to shrink the company's headcount by 40% down from 5,000 employees to almost 3,000.

From press ticker, translated with DeepL:
"Short-term all-clear for Lufthansa passengers: Following a ballot on a possible pilot strike, the Vereinigung Cockpit union has not immediately called on its members to take industrial action. No decision on specific strike measures will be made this Wednesday, a spokeswoman said after consultations between the executive board and the bargaining committee. However, from the union's point of view, a summit meeting with Lufthansa on Wednesday did not bring any progress toward resolving the collective bargaining dispute."

Update:
"Passengers can breathe a sigh of relief for now: the threat of a pilot strike at Lufthansa has been averted, at least for a few days. Following “constructive” talks, several exploratory meetings have been scheduled for next week, according to a spokeswoman for the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots' union."

Source in German language: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lufthansa-piloten-verhandlungen-102.html

This got me thinking about how to best avoiding airlines strike; I probably will book my next trip with an airline that just reached a deal to end a strike not too long ago :)

Generally a good idea. However, airlines can also be affected by other strikes, e.g. air traffic controllers or security staff. In addition, in the case of Lufthansa, the individual groups of employees have own tariff systems and are organized in different unions.

@radfem1981:

This article discusses what to do if your flight is canceled or delayed.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/flight-canceled-delayed-what-to-do