Lufthansa Pilots Extend Strike to Thursday affecting more than 100,000 passengers

German airline Lufthansa's pilots were set to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, affecting more than 100,000 passengers, after a German labour court rejected the airline's request for an injunction to stop the work stoppage.

    The strike, organized by German pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit, is the 14th in a dispute over salaries that began in April 2014. After the ruling issued late Tuesday, pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit said the strike, originally planned for Wednesday, would be extended to Thursday, according to the (dpa). 

    The airline had already cancelled 876 short and long-haul flights planned for Wednesday. The latest walk-off was prompted by a breakdown in salary negotiations for Lufthansa's 5,400 pilots and co-pilots. The union last week rejected a suggestion from Lufthansa to appoint an arbitrator for salary negotiations.