Cabin crew union offers Lufthansa budget carriers new talks

German cabin crew union UFO has offered new talks to management at Lufthansa's Eurowings and Germanwings, a day after a 24-hour strike forced the budget carriers to cancel hundreds of flights, the union said. "We are giving the parties the opportunity to avert further strikes next week," UFO board member Nicoley Baublies told Reuters on Friday. Lufthansa cabin crew and pilots have embarked on a series of strikes over the last few years as the airline battles to reduce costs in order to compete with low-cost rivals and long-haul carriers with leaner cost bases.
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