Pilot strike ends

Pilots at Lufthansa’s subsidiary Cityline ended their 36-hour strike at 1200 local time (1000 UTC) on 8 August 2008, as scheduled. In all, 500 flights were canceled during the strike, including 140 on 8 August. According to a company spokesperson, airline operations will return to normal in the course of the day. The union warned of additional strikes if Lufthansa does not improve its current wage increase offer but did not specify a deadline.