Attractive salary increases: Airport employees benefit now!

Attractive salary increases: Airport employees benefit now!

In the past few weeks, there have been significant progress in the collective bargaining in the aviation industry, which will benefit employees in both air safety and at Lufthansa Group. A new collective agreement for airport employees provides for a salary increase of 3.3 percent. This decision followed a positive business development last year and affects around 6,500 employees. The new contract applies retrospectively from May 1, 2025 for a period of one year. The negotiators have been satisfied with regard to the agreement made, which came about without major arguments. Constructive cooperation was emphasized as a decisive part of the social partnership, according to [https://www.kosmo.at/33-pren- Mehrt- Mehrt-mi-employee-Ein-ein- Haltserhung/).

An equally important tariff was recently achieved between the Lufthansa Group and the Pilot Union Association Cockpit (VC). The members of the union have accepted the result of the negotiation, which includes both the remuneration collective agreement (VTV) and the mantel collective agreement (MTV) for around 5,200 pilots. The VTV has a minimum term until December 31, 2026, while the MTV applies until the end of 2027. Both contracts include a peace obligation, which means that no strikes can be triggered during the term. The key points of the agreement include significant increases in the table, which produce an interest effect of more than 18 percent overall. In addition, a one -off payment of 3.75 percent of the annual fixed remuneration is planned, which can be a maximum of 3,000 euros. These details were communicated by [Lufthansa Group] (https://newsroom.ufthansagroup.com/lufthansa-group-und-vereinigung-cockpit-einigen-sich-auf-long-term

collective bargaining for air security personnel

In addition to the agreements for the pilots, a collective bargaining was achieved for around 25,000 employees in air safety. This new coat and wage collective agreement has a term of 21 months and ends in December 2026. Due to the agreement, strikes could be avoided during the Easter holidays, which was an advantage for both employees and travelers. Among other things, the contract provides for higher surcharges for overtime and increases in the hourly wages. The wages will be raised by 0.70 euros on May 1st and 1 euro on April 1, 2026. Christian Huber, Head of the BDLS tariff commission, emphasized that the high additional burdens cannot be passed on to customers, which, according to [Zeit] (https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2025-04/einnignig-feztag- air-security staff, leads to improvements for the employees.

The developments in the aviation industry illustrate the importance of constructive collective bargaining that not only provide employees financial security, but also contribute to the stability of the aviation industry in turbulent times.