Monday, January 9, 2012

Spain - Madrid Barajas Pilot strike grounds Iberia flights

Published on Jan 9, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Spanish airline Iberia has cancelled hundreds of flights due to fresh pilot strikes on Monday and Wednesday in protest at plans to launch a new, low-cost carrier.

More than two hundred short- and medium-haul routes have been scrapped.

Iberia pilots believe management will hire pilots for the no-frills Iberia Express on much lower salaries, which will eventually threaten their own jobs.

The new unit will start flying from April.

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