Showing posts with label Air Traffic Controllers strike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Air Traffic Controllers strike. Show all posts

Sunday, December 5, 2010

In the news this week - thousands stranded at Barajas Madrid Airport

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Spanish air traffic controllers earn £800,000... but could be .


MADRID BARAJAS HUELGA EN VIVO 04/12/2010 01:00


We believe the the much maligned Spanish Government in it´s handling of the financial crisis (caused in a great part by speculators short selling) has handled the crisis very well - Credit where credit is due. However Easy Jet, Monarch, Ryan Air, British Airways and Iberia say that it could be a further 48 hours before the backlog of passengers is cleared.

Spain's military takes over air traffic control to reopen airspace ...

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3 Dec 2010 ... Spain´s military has taken over the country´s air traffic control after ... and threatened to take punitive action against the controllers. ... A representative of the Spanish Government has said that no less than seven. ...
www.spanishvida.com/.../spains-military-takes-over-air-traffic-control-to-reopen-airspace/ - En caché

Spain: Air Traffic Controllers Walk Out Causing Huge Disruption ...

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4 Dec 2010 ... Spain's government will hold a crisis meeting today and may declare a ... to possible criminal action against striking air traffic controllers.
news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115846805 - Reino Unido