FRANKFURT: Lufthansa has asked a court to issue a temporary injunction to avert a strike by pilots scheduled for Wednesday, the Frankfurt labour court and Lufthansa said.

A hearing has been scheduled for 3 pm local time (1400 GMT), the court said on Tuesday.

Pilots' union has called for a full-day walkout by pilots in a long-running pay dispute, forcing the airline to cancel more than a third of flights scheduled for Wednesday.

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