Articles tagged “strikes”

The Parador hotels are hit with financial issues because of slacking demand, but a second wave of strikes planned for New Year’s Eve will only hurt the hotels’ reputations.

US Airways has its eye on an American Airlines merger, but has yet to tie up loose ends from its 2005 merger with America West and has left flight attendants without a contract for seven years.

Air France's restructuring plan has triggered labor unrest, but the airline has managed to get through the strike on its first two days without major disruption.

The airline can’t seem to piece together even a mediocre response and has asked the aviation agency for more time to think as it continues to beg its employees to come back to work.

The striking employees relayed mixed signals on the process of meetings with management, but Kingfisher’s problems aren’t close to over even if employees are paid withheld salaries and return to work.

It’s not just the strike that’s keeping Kingfisher’s fleet grounded. India’s aviation ministry has supported the striking workers by suspending the airline’s ability to fly until it starts paying back employees.

Just as tourists began booking European holidays again, strikes flare up in Greece, halting flights and ground transportation, as protestors take to the streets of Spain showing the world that crisis isn’t over yet.

It'll be difficult for flights to get off the ground with no pilots or engineers, and since Vijay Mallya refuses to meet with lenders, it seems it’s only a matter of time before the airline is dissolved.

You can expect further disruption, with the strike spreading to other airports, if Lufthansa doesn't get its labor situation straightened out.