Pilots at German carrier Lufthansa will walk out again on Thursday and Friday, with the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union announcing the extended industrial action alongside subsidiaries CityLine and Eurowings, causing widespread flight cancellations at Frankfurt, Munich, and Düsseldorf airports. The pilots are demanding improved pension arrangements, a new collective labour agreement, and a social plan for CityLine staff facing redundancy after Lufthansa announced plans to shut down the subsidiary. The strikes come during what should have been a celebratory week for the airline, which marks its 100th anniversary on Thursday, with Lufthansa signalling it is willing to return to the negotiating table following the union's simultaneous call for fresh talks.