FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Dhu-AlHijjah 25, 1435, Oct 19, 2014, SPA -- A German pilots' union called for an eighth strike at Lufthansa on Monday and Tuesday adding to travellers' misery after millions were left stranded by a weekend-long train drivers' stoppage over pay and negotiation rights. Both hit at the start of a week-long, half-term holidays in nearly half of Germany's 16 federal states, Reuters reported. German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said on Sunday the strike would last from 1100 GMT on Monday until 2159 GMT on Tuesday and will halt all short and mid-length flights from Germany. Lufthansa's low-cost unit Germanwings is not affected. If it goes ahead it will be the eighth this year at Lufthansa as a dispute over an early retirement scheme drags on. -- SPA 19:59 LOCAL TIME 16:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w