IAG, RYANAIR, EASYJET AND WIZZ AIR SUBMIT FRENCH ATC STRIKES COMPLAINT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION
International Airlines Group (IAG), Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air have submitted complaints to the European Commission against France as its air traffic controllers’ strikes restrict the fundamental principle of freedom of movement within the EU. The airlines are not questioning the right to strike but believe France is breaking EU law by not enabling flights […]
Air France pilot unions call for more strikes June 23-26
Air France said its pilot"™ unions have called for strikes on June 23, 24, 25 and 26, part of a long-running dispute between employees and management over pay, and condemned the union"™ move as "incompatible with any concern for the company"™s future." "The joint trade union body has conformed a further call for strike action […]
Hour-long lines on third day of security staff strikes at Barcelona airport
Security staff at Barcelona"™s El Prat airport resumed their partial strike on Monday morning, causing delays of up to an hour for passengers boarding at both terminals. Representatives of Eulen, the company that employs the security staff, as well as labor union delegates, were due to meet with officials from AENA, the Spanish airports authority […]