Spanish pilots strike Mondays and Fridays to prevent budget carrier entry
2012 04 13
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IBERIA pilots are staging on-again off-again Monday and Friday strikes to protest the entry of cut-rate subsidiary airline from entering the market.
The strikes have resulted in Spain's largest airline suspending 156 flights from the first of the week, reports the Prensa Latina news agency.
Strikes will continue on Mondays and Fridays until July 20, which have resulted in 148 routes being cancelled for April 13 and another 152 for April 16, according to Iberia.
The pilots, members of the Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA), who already staged 12 strike days between December and February, have now announced their new walkout schedule.
SEPLA opposes Iberia Express, a low-cost subsidiary that started up short- and medium-range flights on March 25.
Source Shipping Gazette - Daily Shipping News
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