Unlike some airlines who are still dealing with the threat of a strike, Air Berlin has just recently announced that the strike threat was just called off. This strike was called off all thanks to some last minute negotiations.

In a statement that was just recently released by Vereinigung Cockpit, which his the union that represents around 1,400 pilots at Air Berlin and its subsidiary LTU, said that there had been a constructive exchange of views since the members voted in favor of a three hour warning strike. They said that it had received an improved bid from Air Berlin following months of negotiations over unfair working conditions.

Air Berlin confirmed that the Vereinigung Cockpit strike threat was called off. The carrier, which is Germany’s second largest airline after Lufthansa, said it would now hold negotiations on the remaining unresolved issues, which are thought to include differences in standby and rest times between Air Berlin’s pilots and those of LTU.

The short notice strike, had they gotten the go ahead, could have affected a number of flights. However, the number of flights that would have been affected is unknown. It would have really depended on when the strike was called and how many of its members were on duty at the time the strike was called.

The news that this strike has been called off is good for passengers all over Germany. It is still not known how much longer the negotiations will go on between the airline and the union. It is also not known just what issues are being covered during these meetings.