Category - Europe

Some of the air traffic in Norway has been restored after partial closure of the country’s airspace due to a technical failure, but it has not been localized, airport operator Avinor said Tuesday.   MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, Avinor announced that the airspace of western Norway was closed, with local media claiming […]

 Renfe rail drivers will stage 24-hour strikes on June 14, 16, 24, 29 and 1 July. Service reduced to 75pct. at rush hour and 50pct. the rest of time June 14. From e-travel advisories. More information at http://www.renfe.com/EN/empresa/comunicacion/incidencias.html  

Rome transport workers are expected to hold a four-hour strike on Monday evening, coinciding perfectly with Italy’s opening Euro 2016 fixture.   Workers from Rome’s transport authority, Atac, will stop work between 8.30pm and 12.30am, a time-frame which will allow striking workers to watch the Azzurri take on Belgium at 9pm.   The coincidence has […]

Sweden: SAS strike continues 77,000 passengers affected, SAS cancels hundreds of flights over pilot strike Scandinavian airline SAS canceled 220 more flights as Swedish pilots continue striking after a new round of talks failed on Sunday. The walkout is costing SAS an estimated $1.2 million a day during the peak travel season. Since Friday the […]

France strikes: news from http://www.easytravelreport.com/#anchor_2280 French national public holiday July 14, 2016 Euro Football June 10 – July 10, 2016   General strike is planned for Tuesday, 14 June 2016. It is not known yet which air traffic controllers will be participating in strike action, see below. Taxi drivers, banks – empty ATM’s. This is […]

Update on 13 June, 11h30 local time in Paris  Further to the call for strike action issued by several airline pilot unions, for the period from June 11 to 14, our flight schedule operated by Air France is disrupted. Please note that Air France flights operated by an aircraft of other airlines, including HOP, KLM […]