Greek air strike called off

Friday, 20 Jun, 2016 0

Greek flights are expected to operate as scheduled this week after air traffic controllers suspended a five-day strike that was planned to start today.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it expected all domestic and international flights in Greece to operate as normal after the country’s civil aviation workers union OSYPA called off industrial action.

OSYPA had expressed concern development planned would put their jobs under threat, but agreed to suspend the strike after getting government assurances their futures were safe.

However, Italian air traffic controllers plan further action this Thursday following a four-hour walk-out last Friday.

Lobby group Airlines for Europe has called on the European Commission and European governments to step in to ‘protect the rights of millions of European travellers’ from strike action.

 



 

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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.



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