Air strikes make many unsure whether the holiday will go as planned.
On Tuesday morning, a total of 11 flights were canceled as a result of the strike at Norwegian and Widerøe.
SAS has no canceled departures due to the strike, so far, but all three airlines fear it may affect more in the future.
There may be more strikers
All three airlines say there may be more cancellations or canceled flights during the day due to the strike and that it is an uncertain situation. They emphasize that they will continuously update their customers.
The Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) has taken out 106 of its more than 400 members on strike. Many have already been affected. Cousins Kristin and Marte lost half their holiday.
Another 39 technicians will go on strike from Friday 24 June if no solution is agreed by that time.
Jan Skogseth, leader of the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO), confirms this to NRK.
– We are really stuck right now. I perceive NHO Luftfart as not very interested in real negotiations, says Skogseth to NRK.
– Special summer
The airports have nothing directly to do with the strike, or responsibility for it. Travelers must talk to their airline if they are affected. Your travel insurance will also not cover your expenses if you are affected by the strike.
Nevertheless, a major strike could affect airports. Director of Oslo Airport Stine Ramstad Westby tells NRK that things are going well at the airport today, but that they are following the strike closely.
– This is a special summer. It’s a summer after two years of pandemic. As has been reported in the media for several weeks now, we are a bit out of training. There is a bit of turbulence in aviation during the day and many things happen. So it is important that all parties are a little on their toes now, so that we can ensure that our air passengers can get safely where they are going and that it goes as efficiently as possible.
Far apart
There was a break in the mediation between NHO Luftfart and the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) on Saturday morning.
The mediator stated that the parties were so far apart that there was no basis for submitting a proposal that could be expected to be recommended by both parties.
The CEO of NHO Luftfart believes that the financial demands from the aircraft technicians were unreasonable, and far from what the airlines and employers can meet.
– We are very disappointed that we are now entering into a conflict due to unrealistic demands for a group that already has good wage conditions at the bottom, said CEO Torbjørn Lothe in NHO Luftfart.
The general supplement in the front subject was four kroner per hour. NFO basically requires NOK 60 per hour. It would have given a wage increase of about 18 percent.
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Ground crew agreed on four kroner an hour
On Tuesday night, a strike among the ground crews was averted.
The agreement between Fellesforbundet and NHO Luftfart entails a general supplement to everyone covered by the agreement of four kroner per hour.
– We are pleased to have arrived in port after a demanding mediation, with good assistance from the mediator. Now we have come to a solution that gives our members a pay rise that we hope they can give their support to, says bargaining leader Dag-Einar Sivertsen in Fellesforbundet.
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