Glasgow Airport flights GROUNDED as airline's six-day strike chaos hits passengers

Flights from Glasgow Airport have been cancelled today after staff at a major airline went on strike.

Lufthansa pilots have been on strike since Monday in a dispute over pensions, with further walkouts announced by the union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) for Thursday and Friday.

The industrial action will mean there will have been six consecutive days of strike action by the end of this week and has led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights, including services to and from the UK.

Over 200 flights leaving Frankfurt have been cancelled today, including the 2.45pm flight to Glasgow Airport.

At Glasgow Airport, Lufthansa flights to Frankfurt at 9.50am and 5.30pm were also grounded.

Andreas Pinheiro, president of VC, said: "The situation remains unchanged; there is absolutely no movement on the employers' side.

"For us, this is not about political power struggles or egos, but about sustainable solutions."

In a statement issued by Lufthansa earlier this week, they said: "Lufthansa and Eurowings are working intensively to keep the impact on passengers as low as possible.

"We are trying to have as many flights as possible operated by other airlines within the Lufthansa Group and by partner airlines.

"However, despite these efforts, flight cancellations are unavoidable.

"Travelers who are affected by an irregularity will be informed accordingly, provided their contact details are stored in the booking.

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

"We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the disproportionate and very short-notice strike announcement."

The airline has advised passengers that if their flight is cancelled, they can rebook once free of charge or their ticket refunded.

Disruption to tomorrow's flights from Glasgow has not yet been confirmed.

Passengers are advised to check the status of their journey before travelling to the airport.