Lufthansa
said a pilots' strike later on Friday will mean cancelling 200 flights and hit
the travel plans of about 250,000 passengers.
The
German airline has been locked in a dispute with the Vereinigung Cockpit union
over an early retirement scheme.
Lufthansa
said short-haul and medium-haul flights leaving Frankfurt airport, Europe's
third largest, will be hit.
Pilots
at Lufthansa's budget carrier Germanwings went on strike last week over early
retirement.
Friday's
strike will involve a six-hour stoppage from
