Category - Europe

26
Feb

Sweden: pilots threaten walkouts

Some 900 pilots from six airlines threaten walkouts More walkouts may take place soon in Sweden, despite a strike by SAS employees being resolved this week. Around 900 pilots from six different airlines are now protesting on behalf of their counterparts’ salaries and working conditions. The pilots are expressing sympathy for the employees hired by […]

26
Feb

France: Mar 9: train strike

Nationwide SNCF strike planned for 9 March. Regional, inter-city and high-speed train services will be affected. For more information please visit http://www.sncf.com/en/passengers

26
Feb

Italy: Rome airport: 4 hour strike Feb 29: ATC

ENAV have confirmed that there will be a strike of ATC personnel in the tower at LIRA (Rome Ciampino) on Monday February 29th from 1200-1600 UTC. The strike will affect arriving and departing traffic. As is normal for Italian strikes, there will be a list of approved flights. https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/

23
Feb

Netherlands: train crash outside Amsterdam

One killed, several injured as train ploughs into crane at railway crossing  One person has been killed and several injured, one seriously, after an Arriva train collided with a crane near Zwolle around 9am on Tuesday morning. Photographs taken at the scene show the train on its side in the field and stretched across the […]

22
Feb

Sweden, Finland: SAS strike may affect flights

SAS strike hits Helsinki and Vaasa flights A number of flights between Sweden and Finland have been cancelled due to a strike on some SAS services that began at 8 AM Finnish time on Monday. As of early morning, SAS flights between Stockholm’s Arlanda and Helsinki, as well as Arlanda and Vaasa had been cancelled. […]

22
Feb

Spain: Barcelona: strike

Traffic jams in Barcelona as metro strike hits major mobile fair 22nd February 2016 Metro workers in Barcelona went on strike Monday to demand pay increases and better job security, creating major traffic jams just as the world’s biggest mobile fair kicked off. Organisers of the Mobile World Congress, which gathers together more than 800 […]