BERLIN (Reuters) - Pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit on Wednesday called for mediation with Lufthansa to cover all areas of its dispute with management, not just a row over early retirement that has led to 10 strikes at the German airline this year.
The pilots are also against Lufthansa's plans to start low-cost long-haul flights, and they are critical of the way management is pushing through low-cost expansion in Europe by using pilots from a unit that is not part of the collective wage agreements at the Lufthansa or Germanwings brands.
Lufthansa had made an offer to the pilots last week to enter a mediation process in the row over early retirement benefits. It had also declared talks with the pilots on the low-cost expansion a failure.
(Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Maria Sheahan)
