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JOVAN wrote: 13 Jul 2017, 16:49 Leaving even Cyprus behind us !!
If I read the figures on the graph correctly, Cyprus and Belgium should swap places!

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British Airways' mixed fleet crew to strike for 14 days more days in August !!!

Qatar Airways must be happy....
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700 Swissport ground crew are striking at Toronto Pearson. Swissport handles 30 of the 74 airlines present at Toronto, among others the SN flights.

Travellers are being advised to call ahead to check the status of their flights out of Canada’s busiest airport.
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Breaking: British Airways cabin crew to strike for a further two weeks from August 16, including August bank holiday, in a pay dispute.

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Security personnel at Barcelona El Prat is on strike 4 hours per day since yesterday, causing long queues and delays. There is a minimum service obligation of 90%.

Passengers are asked to arrive well in advance of their flight.
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A 24-hour strike at Barcelona airport: security staff strike

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luchtzak wrote: 14 Aug 2017, 00:00 A 24-hour strike at Barcelona airport: security staff strike
I read that the strike is unlimited. But even so, by law, they must provide a minimum duty of 90%. The Guardia Civil and the police will take over the remaining 10% and the traffic at the airport should not be affected too much.
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sn26567 wrote: 14 Aug 2017, 09:58
luchtzak wrote: 14 Aug 2017, 00:00 A 24-hour strike at Barcelona airport: security staff strike
I read that the strike is unlimited. But even so, by law, they must provide a minimum duty of 90%. The Guardia Civil and the police will take over the remaining 10% and the traffic at the airport should not be affected too much.
I was there last 2 weeks ago and although not officially striking it was already pure chaos.

There were also notices posted next to the entrance doors that describe a volcanic climate in there.
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Not so diplomatic language but clear for sure.

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Another variation on the Catalan independence : the independence of the working class.


Hard to believe there can be a winner in this fight, certainly not the traveller.

And in the endless rivalry between Madrid en Barcelona, MAD T4 was pretty smooth last week though run by the same AENA of course.

H.A.

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Passengers traveling to and from Spanish airports in the coming months might face delays or even cancellations as the unions of Spanish airport operator AENA have “scheduled” 25 days of strikes. If the current negotiations for better pay and working conditions are not progressing the first strike will happen on 15 September.

https://www.aviation24.be/airport-operator ... ng-months/

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Air France cabin crew announced an indefinite strike effective 01 September 2017 over job security in light of the creation of Joon. No, really? What a surprise!
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sn26567 wrote: 25 Aug 2017, 17:51 Air France cabin crew announced an indefinite strike effective 01 September 2017 over job security in light of the creation of Joon. No, really? What a surprise!
Who said on another thread that nobody strikes just for fun?!

Maybe, but it usually carries a nice name, like warning strke, preemptive strike, preventive strike etc...

Anything goes provided they can give hell to people and alleviate their frustration...

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Tuesday 10th October 2017: strike by the far-left trade union ABVV/FGTB at Belgian Rail.

Thus probably no trains to/from Brussels Airport from Monday 09th October 22h00 till Tuesday late night.

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Probably one of the funniest strikes in this topic: the staff from Starbucks went on strike today. However, because job students were present, the coffee shop remained open.

Source, with only comments from the trade union: Belgian (Flemish) state tv:
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2017/09/05 ... r-staking/

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This Friday (15th September), somewhere between 05h00 and 23h00, the KLM cabin crew will go on strike for one hour. Reason (= what the trade unions call "reason"): KLM doesn't want to give in on their -1 CA rule (one less cabin crew member on 40% of the long haul flights).

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What is the impact on those two strikes ?
Pilots of the French airline Air France have announced strike measures to take place from 9th to 12th September 2017. Travelers are advised to confirm the status of their flights prior to departure for the airport.

For more information, please see the following website:
Air France: www.airfrance.fr
Paris airports: www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
A nationwide general strike has been announced to take place on 12th September 2017 in France. Unless averted, flight delays and disruptions are to be expected. Travelers are encouraged to check their travel itinerary and the status of their flight before departure.

For more information, please see the following websites:
C'est la grève: www.cestlagreve.fr
Air France: www.airfrance.fr
Flight status Paris CDG: www.parisaeroport.fr

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Pilots of the French airline Air France have announced strike measures to take place from 9th to 12th September 2017. Travelers are advised to confirm the status of their flights prior to departure for the airport.
Don't they have anything else to do on 11th September, then going on strike?

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SAS Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Norway announced a “strike shock” on 11 September 2017, with all pilots in the country possibly going on strike from 14 September. The carrier hopes to resolve the situation before a planned escalation.
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Yuqu12 wrote: 07 Sep 2017, 19:04 Welcome in Belgium, the land where the Ministery of Transport doesn't do a single bit (we are waiting 4 years for a national aviation law). But beside that, the government can't do that much against these strikes or send other staff, as the civil airports are privatized here and thus they don't have to react...
There is some good news to report, regarding strikes: the federal government has prepared a bill (wetsontwerp / project de loi) that will introduce "minimal service level" when Belgian Rail goes on strike. The bill still has to go through parliament, but all political parties supporting the government, have already agreed. The bill has been made public on 7th Sept 2017:
http://www.dekamer.be/site/wwwcfm/flwb/ ... anguage=nl

Let's hope the next bill will deal with "minimal service level at airports". Our government can use the Portugese legislation as guideline. Such new bill probably won't prohibit wildcat strikes like the latest Swissport thing, but strikes by public servants can be countered then.

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KLM cabin crew union has called for a strike tomorrow, 15 September.
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sn26567 wrote: 14 Sep 2017, 18:21 KLM cabin crew union has called for a strike tomorrow, 15 September.
KLM reports that the 1-hr strikes by cabin crew are not largely followed. Nevertheless, the flights to Brussels until now have been delayed.
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