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Lufthansa seeks court ruling to avert pilots' strike

A pilot of German airline Lufthansa, sports a buttons reading "strike" on his uniform as he takes part in a demonstration at Fraport airport in Frankfurt, Germany April 2, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - 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. The pilots' union has called for a full-day walkout by pilots in a long-running pay dispute, forcing the airline to cancel nearly a third of flights scheduled for Wednesday. (This version of the story has been refiled to correct to read nearly in third paragraph) (Reporting by Peter Maushagen; Writing by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Arno Schuetze)