Economy Class & Beyond

Lufthansa strike ahead (2nd-4th April)

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The pilots who are members of the Vereinigung Cockpit union are to walk out between 2nd and 4th April in a three-day strike over pay and working conditions. How bad is it? Over 3400 flights appear to be cancelled already according to the Lufthansa website. Germanwings will also be hit hard by the strike, with the airline preparing a backup timetable during the strike … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines strikes go into a second day

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Update: strike over According to a tweet from Brussels Airlines the strike is over https://twitter.com/flyingbrussels/status/402786545029353472 For those of you who had hoped that the Brussels Airlines pilot strike was over... its time to think differently as the airline and the pilots union have not reached an agreement over changes to holidays and contracts for … [Read more...]

French Air Traffic Control strike being cut by a day

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In what can only be described as good news, the French Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike on Tuesday 06:00 will be finishing their strike a day early - Thursday 13th 05:59. The strike was due to finish on Friday 14 June 05:59. Yesterday, over 1800 flights were canceled, with domestic, European and international services all hit, cutting the flying programmes of most … [Read more...]

French ATC Traffic Strike – Expect delays and Cancellations

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It's closing in on the summertime, so it means someone has to go out on strike. This time, it's the French Air Traffic controllers. The strike is set to begin Tuesday 06:00CET and end on Friday 05:59CET - a 72 hour strike action. DGAG - the French Civil Aviation Authority has requested carriers cut their services by 50% at the following airports: - Bordeaux - Lyon - … [Read more...]

Lufthansa strike begins to bite

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The strike action that has been threatening Lufthansa for the past few days has hot today, with ground handlers walking out. Staff at Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg are walking out due to talks over pay and job security. Lufthansa say this strike is uncalled for as dates for further talks had been agreed. A total of 32 flights will operate today, as opposed to the … [Read more...]

Iberia strike: Round 2 in progress

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For those of you who are flying into Spain or with Iberia will note there a strike again this week. The strike will run from March 4th to 8th March. Iberia has posted lists of cancellations at Iberia.com, but here are the list of cancellations that have been posted already: List of Iberia flights cancelled on March 5th List of Iberia flights cancelled on March … [Read more...]

Iberia strike continues

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Well day 1 of the Iberia strike has passed, and we're now into day 2 of it. Firstly, today's listed cancellations are at here (from Iberia.com). Meanwhile protests by striking workers have been met with riot police at Madrid, adding extra chaos to the situation by blocking access roads to the airport. Iberia is faced with high costs, and is trying to cut them via the … [Read more...]

Iberia Strike: Commenced

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If you're planning to fly Iberia over the next 5 days (18th to 22nd February), be aware that proposed strike by union members support Iberia staff has gone into effect. The updated lists from Iberia.com show the following cancellations: List of Iberia flights cancelled on February 18 List of Iberia flights cancelled on February 19 List of Iberia flights … [Read more...]

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