Following repeated strikes by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union at the beginning of the reporting period, the Lufthansa Group agreed to arbitration on all unresolved wage agreements on 29 April 2015, in line with trade union demands. This was initially accepted by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union. On 6 July 2015, the union declared that the preliminary talks had failed, however. The Lufthansa Group has appealed to the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union to resume talks and find an urgently needed solution. The Company has calculated that strikes organised by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union have cut earnings by a total of EUR 100m in the reporting period, including lost bookings.