Striking Lufthansa pilots have extended their walkout until the weekend.
The German airline confirmed that for “incomprehensible” reasons, union Vereinigung Cockpit would strike Friday (November 25) between 00:01 and 23:59.
All short-haul and medium-haul flights within Germany and Europe are affected. The airline cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday
Some 200,000 passengers have already been hit by two days of action, with around 900 flights cancelled Wednesday and 912 on Thursday.
It is the 14th strike since April called by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots union.
Union spokesperson Joerg Handwerg said: "Lufthansa management has shown no sign that it is willing to move and has not provided an offer that could serve as a basis for negotiations."
Lufthansa said that on Friday, all long-haul flights from the hubs in Frankfurt and Munich would be operating as scheduled.
"By noon tomorrow, a special flight schedule for short- and medium-haul flights within Germany and Europe will be finalised," the airline said in a statement. "Lufthansa regrets and apologises for the inconvenience that the flight cancellations are causing its passengers."
The long-running dispute centres around pay. VC, which represents the majority of the airline's pilots, said the pay offer from the airline of 2.5 per cent is not “adequate” after seeing the basic salary for executive board members rise 30 per cent in recent years and an “even greater increase” for the supervisory board. The union is calling for a 3.7 per cent pay rise for 5,400 pilots dating back to 2012.
Lufthansa has advised passengers that they can rebook their flights free of charge in case of cancellation and switch to Deutsche Bahn rail for shorter journeys.
The announcement concerns Lufthansa flights only, with those operated by CityLine, Germanwings, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines operating as normal.