Category - Europe

Pilots’ strike this week at Germanwings | TTG Nordic // // A two-day strike by pilots is on at Germanwings, Lufthansa’s short-haul budget carrier, in the latest stage of a long-running dispute over retirement benefits. The union behind the walkout, pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit, is also concerned about the Lufthansa Group’s low-cost expansion plans. The […]

Italy’s ground handlers and foreign airlines staff will strike March 4 Employees of ground handling companies and foreign airlines in Italy are called to strike from 13:00 to 17:00 on March 4.   The Facts: The strike was called by unions FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILT-UIL and UGL. The strike notice covers all foreign airlines, regardless if […]

Spanish airport operator unions call 25-day strike from IPO debut Labour unions at Spanish airport operator Aena (IPO-AENA.MC) have called a 25-day strike from Feb. 11, the day the state will list 49 percent of the company on the stock market in its biggest privatisation in 18 years. http://strike.skynetblogs.be/archive/2015/01/29/spanish-airport-operator-unions-call-25-day-strike-from-ipo-8374677.html    

German union Ver.di announces airport strike  Security personnel union Verdi called new warning strikes at Düsseldorf and Cologne-Bonn airports for Thursday. This time passenger check agents are also called to walk off the job. The Facts: Verdi had staged a warning strike by 150 freight, ticket and staff control agents at DUS and CGN last […]

Canceled Flights and Terrible Weather Ahead The Icelandic Met Office has issued a warning: A strong or severe gale (more than 20-25 m/s) is expected in South and West Iceland tonight and tomorrow morning. Both WOW Air and Icelandair have canceled or delayed flights according to mbl.is. http://www.icelandreview.com/news/2015/01/18/canceled-fligths-and-terrible-weather-ahead

Update Jan 19th – Eurostar says Channel Tunnel is not likely to be fully operational until Tuesday, adding that only one of the two tunnels is fully re-open and trains could be delayed by up to 30 minutes Cross-Channel rail firm Eurostar says it has resumed a full service after a weekend of delays and […]