GERMANY: Lufthansa Cabin Crew Strike Affects Flights In Frankfurt, Duesseldorf

Germany's Lufthansa says it's working on an emergency plan but will still need to cancel numerous outgoing flights from Frankfurt and Duesseldorf airports due to a cabin crew strike.

Numerous outgoing flights from 2 main cities airports to be cancelled due to a cabin crew strike.

The airline, Germany's largest, said Friday that it would still be able to offer at least eight of its long-haul flights from Frankfurt after the strike starts at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT). It has also reserved 2,500 hotel rooms in the city.

Lufthansa plans to post a revised flight schedule online later in the morning and says subsidiary airlines aren't affected.

The UFO union said earlier this week its members would go on strike for a week, starting Friday, if its demands were not met.

Among other things, it wants transition payments for its 19,000 members if they choose early retirement.