SATA International and
SATA Azores Airline Strike
SATA Air Açores. Overseen by Azores government
Portugal, SATA Azorean International airline
What's your airline up to?
May 8 No strike action in the news today.
Sata will offer daily flights from Boston this summer.
May 7 Couple of flights cancelled today Lisbon - Horta and Ponta Delgada to Amsterdam due to aircraft malfunctions. Otherwise all has been quiet.
May 2 Strike is on, minimal service in effect
SATA site Will last till Saturday.
What's unions next move?
May 1 Management usual mandatory "We are open for negotiations". Strike will start at midnight tonight. Neither party flinched.
Question from a viewer. When is the deadline for canceling May 3 Flight 4220 and receiving refund? Anybody?
April 30 Country wakes up to an earthquake, 5.9 Richter scale. Epicenter, ocean 60 kilometers south of Sao Miguel Island. It was not the baggage handlers going back to work at João Paulo II Airport - Ponta Delgada.
Sata unions and management will sit down for a meeting this afternoon. Fingers crossed. Update:-Meeting lasted 7 hours, no changes.
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April 29 We've got an update today via a frustrated fellow traveler. New SATA info up.
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April 23 Exhausted Sata and probably TAP passengers put on a ship to the islands today and bad weather rtp and rtp
Portuguese Football Federation cancel games planned for SATA strike days.
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April 17 SATA management sends the five unions involved in strike action letters. Management basically stating they are open for negotiations. Hoteliers receiving cancellations.
SATA Azores and SATA International pilots and cabin crew have voted to strike on:-
Tuesday April 23, 2013
Wednesday April 24
Thursday April 25 (How ironic, you are held captive on Freedom Day, national public holiday)
Thursday May 2, 2013
Friday May 3
Saturday May 4
Let's hope this blows over, still early enough to make a deal with management.
Portugal TAP Airline Sata Easter baggage handlers Azores dispute see TAP
20 March 2013 SATA pilots agree to a deal. Strike is cancelled. Nice Easter gift. Flights ready to go.
15 March late this evening TAP Portugal cancelled strike. We don't know about SATA yet, hopefully they also will cancel.
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15 March 2013 Update:- Here's what we've been waiting for rtp.pt
and here's what TAP have to say.
Sata says call them Contact Center (+351 296 209 720) or your travel agent.
Point of no return has happened, in other words if they cancel strike, expect delays while planes get back to airports and crews come together.
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March 6 SATA Açores and SATA Internacional will strike with TAP airlines. Tap strike to strike are March 21-23.
SATA website recommending Contact Center (+351 296 209 720) or travel agents.
Will post more information as it becomes available. Check your travel plans to airports, Portuguese trains and subway's striking this month.
SATA International
" Pre-warning strike "
The National Union of Flight Personnel Civil Aviation delivered notice of strike to be held indefinitely, beginning on February 14, decreeing it to all flights SATA Internacional.
Looking for more information.
Old industrial actions
November 7, 2012 Sata warns passengers who are traveling November 14 to change flight for another day.
Old Stuff
30 July 2012 Announced today's strike has been cancelled.
SATA Air Azores
Cabin crew will strike for four days.
Tuesday and Wednesday 31 July or 1 Aug
Friday 10 and Saturday 11 August 2012
Call them. No air traffic will be going back and forward to the islands. Call them ASAP, particularly if taking a SATA International flight, connecting.
15 June SATA Air Açores Union SNPVAC, gives management 30 days to resolve issues if not "notice of strike for July 31, 01, 10 and 11 August."
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Update:28 June 2012 Good news for Portugal. Portuguese air traffic controllers and airport workers have cancelled strike planned for later this month. SATA pilots threat still on.
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19 June 2012 New couple of issues you should be aware about if traveling this summer with SATA.
1. SATA Air Açores Union SNPVAC, gives management 30 days to resolve issues if not "notice of strike for July 31, 01, 10 and 11 August." Tap Airlines pilots also threaten strike.
2. CANCELLED!!
Portuguese airport workers and air traffic control will strike Portugal and Madeira
Portuguese air traffic control strike and other Portuguese airport workers will strike
29 June - 3 July.
Friday 29 June 06:00 to 12:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00
Saturday 30 June 06:00 to 12:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00
Sunday 1 July 06:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 21:00.
Monday 2 July 06:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 21:00.
Tuesday 3 July 06:00 to 12:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00
All Portuguese airport workers will be on strike 2 July in the morning only. If you are flying in/out Portugal on the 2 July, change your flight now at your convenience and not someone else's.
Azores,
29 and 30 June, 3 July (for the three days between 05:00 and 11:00 and between 17:00 to 21:00),
July 1 and 2 July (from 05:00 to 11:00 and 16:00 to 22:00).
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Old Stuff
The NAV of workers in mainland Portugal and Madeira will be on strike on 29 and 30 June and 3 July, from 06:00 to 12:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00, returning to stop the 01 and 02 July, from 06:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 21:00.
NAV at the premises of the Azores, the strike will cover the 29 and 30 June 03 July (for the three days between 05:00 and 11:00 and between 17:00 to 21:00), 01 and 02 July (from 05:00 to 11:00 and 16:00 to 22:00).
pilots threat to strike:-
27,28,29 April, May 11,12,13,18,19 and 20
(New dates in Portuguese's air traffic control strike
9 May Update:-New Portuguese airport strike 18 May
8 May This time it's your time to have some luck. SATA pilots May 11,12 and 13 called off. Still on however is 18,19 and 20 May.
25 April 2012 Update:-First of the three strikes has been cancelled. You got lucky. See article at Portuguese American Journal
No times given, think anywhere from 24 hours or random 2-3 hours. EasyJet Madrid will also strike 27 April week-end.
Update:23 April All parties met today, no deals made.
Update:-Thursday 19 April latest is all parties will meet next Thursday 26 April to put a stop to the strike. Cutting it close.
Update:-Wednesday 18 April Today it's announced that SATA Açores will join in 10-13 May. If talks don't succeed then you will be stranded in the Azores.
By the way this co-incides with Feast of the Holy Christ of Miracles.
Update:-Monday 16 April No news out yet, except SATA will fly new route to Munich.
Monday all parties will meet that's management and Union of Civil Aviation pilots (spac)
This will not clash with any Portuguese air traffic control strikes. They "should end" 26 April, unless of course they are renewed, highly possible.
SATA International Portuguese airports that may be involved will be Funchal, Ponta Delgada, Terceira Lajes, Santa Maria, Porto Francisco sa Carneiro, Lisbon Portela de Sacavem, Faro and Horta.
SATA International flights from could be cancelled:-
Denmark, Ireland, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Grand Canaries, Sweden. Check this site out ch.aviation
12 April announced today SATA International airline and SATA Açores pilots threat strike.
April
Friday 27 April 2012 (same day as Iberia Airlines strike)
Saturday 28 April 2012
Sunday 29 April 2012
May
Friday, 11 May, 2012 (same as Iberia Airlines strike)
Saturday 12 May 2012
Sunday 13 May 2012
Friday 18 May 2012 (same as Iberia Airlines strike)
Saturday 19 May 2012
Sunday 20 May 2012
As you can see by this list SATA International has extensive routes.''
January 16, 2010 European Investment Bank has given EUR 37 million loan to SATA Air Azores to buy four brand spanking new fuel efficient turboprop planes. Will replace those old junks. Aircraft will be based in Ponta Delgada. Nice, see you are valued.
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