BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa has canceled around half of long-haul flights scheduled for Thursday due to the second strike within a week by its pilots in a long-running row over retirement benefits.
Pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit late on Tuesday announced plans to strike between 0200 GMT and 2259 GMT on long-haul and cargo flights.
Lufthansa said on Wednesday it would be able to operate 35 out of 72 long-haul flights from Frankfurt and Munich airports on Thursday, while Lufthansa Cargo would operate 9 out of 15 flights.
The flights will be staffed by volunteer pilots, Lufthansa said in a statement.
(Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Maria Sheahan)
