FRANKFURT: Lufthansa said Tuesday it had agreed a pay rise for 19,000 cabin crew members in Germany to help compensate for soaring inflation.

Germany’s flagship carrier said it had reached a one-year deal with flight attendants’ union UFO to increase basic monthly salaries by 250 euros ($248) from January 2023, and by an extra 2.5 percent from July.

Starting salaries for in-flight personnel will jump by 17 percent as a result, Lufthansa said, while those in the highest salary bracket will see a nine-percent increase.