Flight attendant strike at Iberia

27 Oct, 2009

Spanish airline Iberia has cancelled around 440 flights because of a strike by flight attendants seeking pay increases. An Iberia official says the two-day strike will affect about a quarter of its Monday and Tuesday flights. Madrid's Barajas airport is the hub most affected. The official spoke Monday on condition of anonymity in line with company rules.
Flights to resort areas like the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands are operating normally, as are long-haul international flights. Two unions of flight attendants out of five represented at Iberia called the stoppage to pressure for pay raises after a wage freeze instituted four years ago.

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