Around 1,000 staff stopped working at 5am this morning and will continue striking until 1pm, but flights are likely to be affected throughout the day.
Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline, said it cancelled more than 200 short- and medium-haul flights from and to Frankfurt airport.
A small number of long-haul flights were cancelled as well, including to and from New York, Boston and Seattle.
A spokesman said: “The call to strike action may lead to unscheduled flight delays and cancellations at Lufthansa. Long-haul flights are the uppermost priority and, wherever possible, should not be cancelled. Nevertheless, delays must be anticipated.
"At this stage Lufthansa cannot say for sure what exact impact the strike action will have. However, it has been confirmed that neither Lufthansa Regional nor Germanwings flights will be affected."
The UFO union is seeking a 5 per cent pay raise for the airline's more than 18,000 cabin crew workers. Lufthansa is offering a 3.5 per cent raise.
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