Wed, Aug 29, 2007
June Employee Walkout Stranded More than 22,500 Pax
Ireland's low-cost airline Ryanair announced Tuesday it had
reached an agreement with Brussels South Charleroi Airport over the
weekend which addressed all concerns and allowed the airline to
release all seats for sale beginning November 12.
The carrier wanted to make sure its passengers wouldn't suffer
repeats of the wildcat strike in June, which stranded more than
22,500 passengers, according to the carrier.
As ANN reported, security
staff walked off the job to protest plans to privatize security,
saying it could raise costs and eliminate jobs. Ryanair, the
airport's largest carrier, was forced to cancel all flights and
called the workers' action "unlawful."
"The security staff withdrew their service (Friday) without
notice and as a result no Ryanair staff or passengers (were)
allowed to pass from landside to airside at Charleroi airport. The
security staff... also prevented all Ryanair passengers from
entering the terminal building at Charleroi," the carrier said at
the time.
Ryanair said it welcomed the recent agreement reached between
the Ministry of Transport and the public service unions which will
guarantee that in future, any strikes will be accompanied by a
minimum of 48 hours notice in order to allow passengers to make
alternative arrangements.
The carrier has resumed negotiations with CRL about further
growth and new route development now that the threat of future
unannounced strikes has, for all intents and purposes, been
removed. The primary concern of both carrier and airport was that
22,500 passengers would never again be stranded at Brussels
Charleroi Airport.
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