India’s state-owned Air India cancelled more than 76 flights on Wednesday due to a strike by its staff, a day after British Airways workers went on a five-day strike.
Here is a chronology of major airline strikes since 2009:
Jan. 2009 โ Germanyโs Deutsche Lufthansa grounds 44 flights after flight attendants stage a warning strike at the behest of trade union UFO, which is vying for higher wages.
— Four separate three-hour strikes, in protest against pension reforms and low salaries, by air traffic controllers ground hundreds of flights in Greece. The protesters later joined 24-hour public sector strikes in Feb.
Feb. โ Warning strikes called by public sector union Verdi at Berlinโs two international airports – Tegel and Schoenefeld, ground 24 flights. Protestors are seeking an 8 percent hike in wages.
March โ Unions announce a one-hour strike across Spainโs 47 state-owned airports in protest against governmentโs plan to privatize state controlled company AENA โ which owns and operates all Spanish airports.
Aug. โ Moroccoโs Royal Air Marocโs (RAM) pilots go on strike, grounding its fleet of 33 planes, after RAM rejected the pilotโs demand to give precedence to locals over foreign pilots at its low cost airlines.
–Kenya airways, faces flight disruption at Nairobi, as a fallout of a strike by some 3,000 workers demanding a 130 percent wage increase.
Sept โ Indiaโs private air carrier Jet Airwaysโ 600 pilots go on strike – pushing for the reinstatement of two sacked pilots, grounding more than 200 flights.
–Government owned Air Indiaโs 250 pilots go on a strike, in protest against pay incentive cuts, leading to cancellation of its flights.
Sept. โ Serbian airlines JAT cancels flights after workers from Maintenance Company JAT Tehnika call a strike pertaining to JATโs overdue debts.
Jan. 2010 โ French air traffic controllers go on a two-day strike in response to planned job cuts, resulting in cancelled flights.
Feb. โ German carrier Lufthansaโs pilots go on a four day strike in protest against cost cuts attained by shifting jobs to foreign subsidiaries.
March โ British Airways cabin crew goes on a three day strike from March 20-22 and again resumes the strike from March 27- 30 over disputes resulting from BAโs decision to carry out heavy cost cuts โ it wants to save 62.5 million pounds โ resulting in cuts in long haul flight crews, wage freeze and job cuts. Announces a new wave of strikes scheduled for May 18-22, May 24-28, May 30-June 3 and June 5-9.
April โ Lebanonโs Middle East Airlinesโ 170 pilots go on a 24-hour strike disrupting 23 flights, demanding better salaries, holidays and pensions.
May 24 โ British Airways workers go on a five-day strike after the union Unite and the company failed to resume talks.
May 25 โ Indiaโs state-owned Air India cancels more than 76 flights due to strike by ground staff protesting a media gag order.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- India’s state-owned Air India cancelled more than 76 flights on Wednesday due to a strike by its staff, a day after British Airways workers went on a five-day strike.
- March โ British Airways cabin crew goes on a three day strike from March 20-22 and again resumes the strike from March 27- 30 over disputes resulting from BA's decision to carry out heavy cost cuts โ it wants to save 62.
- 2010 โ French air traffic controllers go on a two-day strike in response to planned job cuts, resulting in cancelled flights.