Meanwhile it seems that Iberia is still in the depths of Strike action, with SEPLA still annoyed at the launch of Iberia Express. A further 24 days of industrial action have been announced. SELPA state: "The pilots have decided to increase the number of strike days due to the company’s refusal to negotiate" Pilots in SEPLA have contributed to 12 days of strikes since … [Read more...]
Heathrow Express Strike Action ahead
To quote a term "Here we go again". The RMT has called out the Heathrow Express train route workers on strike over the sacking of a driver. Six days of action are planned with maddening time points have been announced: 12:15 on Sunday February 26 to 12:14 on Monday February 27 12:15 on Sunday March 11 to 12:14 Monday March 12 Additional action by not working … [Read more...]
Another Day, another Strike at Frankfurt
It seems the GdF union has placed Frankfurt airport under strike action, and it will be hitting today (20th Feb). The strike will from Monday, 20 Feb 2012 from 05:00 CET to till Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012, 05:00 CET The Lufthansa cancellation list is up - and it's.. hefty. See … [Read more...]
Iberia pilots to go on strike. Again.
IAG's Spanish arm - Iberia - is looking like once again, it is going out on strike. This time, it's four days over two weeks - and below are the dates: 17th February 2012 - List of What's cancelled 20th February 2012 - List of What's cancelled 24th February 2012 29th February 2012 Iberia has been working on a replacement timetable for the first two strike dates, … [Read more...]
Iberia pilots to walk out – again. New Strike dates announced
Once again, Iberia and SELPA are at it like cat and mouse, this time with ground staff and cabin crew joining in too The pilots are walking out over the creation of Iberia Express on the following dates: 25th January 2012 27th January 2012 30th January 2012 Meanwhile the ground workers have voted for action to support demands for the extension of their job … [Read more...]
Iberia pilots to walk out again…
If you've flying Iberia next week, I'd consider having some alternative plans in your pocket as SELPA - the Spanish Pilots Union are going out on strike. Again. The pilots who have been out on strike during the festive period (18th December and 29th December 2011) caused about a 1/3rd of all Iberia flights being cancelled. What's more annoying for travellers is the next … [Read more...]
UK Border/Public Sector Strike – Update II
Well for those who are going through UK Border, this is turning into a damp squib of an action. Reports indicated that 2/3rds of immigration desks are open at London Heathrow and Gatwick, with other ports of entry suffering only minor delays. Or to quote The Telegraph's Neil Tweedie: Here in terminal 3 at Heathrow and the passport hall is a picture of tranquillity. 21 … [Read more...]
UK Border/Public Service Strike update
Well the picket lines are manned and the public sector strike action day is under way. So lets see if this is a damp squib, or if HM Government have been overstating the matter. Again. According to the BBC, Take-offs and landings have been mainly unaffected at London Heathrow and London Gatwick with a few minor cancellations. Staffing at the border appears to operating at … [Read more...]
BREAKING: All sides ordered to stop bikering and return to work in Qantas dispute
From BBC News, it is reported that an Australian independent tribunal in Australia has ordered a permanent end to the industrial dispute that has grounded all Qantas flights. The tribunal - Fair Work Australia gave the ruling after examining evidence from all sides - unions, airline nad the government It's taken the government to get involved - all the way to the top - … [Read more...]
CONFIRMED: Qantas grounds ALL Aircraft
This people, is big. In the ongoing spat between the unions and Qantas management, Qantas is ground it's entire fleet. What will operate: QantasLink Jetstar, Jetconnect services, Qantas freight services (Express Freighters Australia and Atlas) Codeshares (eg BA flight 16) Everything else is off the table. The grounding occurred at 5pm (AEDT) on Saturday … [Read more...]