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TAP summer 2011 adding new route Miami to Lisbon.

Portugal General Transport Strike

30 January and 2 February 2012

See our demented travel guide for whose on strike this week!

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17 December January Tap strike has also been cancelled.

14 December Pilots union will meet Friday, 3pm 16 December to decide whether to strike for those January dates.

9 December Tap pilot strike has been HALF cancelled. Union has been given sufficient guarantees and that hey have a healthy working environment now. Union suggests to pilots they cancel January strikes as well.

Some 4-10 flights had been cancelled or were booked the day before. Flights running normal now.

9 December 2011 Strike cancelled. Union is recommending pilots cancel strike in January as well.

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Wednesday 4 January

Thursday 5 January

Friday 6 January

Portuguese railway has announced a strike for Christmas and New Year. Easy Travel Report

7 December:-Update TAP Air Portugal pilots, talks broke down, strike is still on. Company states they have 100,000 passengers booked for the first four days of the strike. Call your airline. Press release from TAP asking passengers to call them (707205700) or travel agent. Some flights being picked up by Portugalia Airlines, PGA.

Union also announced today that they will contest this minimal service.

30 November 2011 Portuguese union CGTP declare

"Week of Fighting"

Monday December 12 - Saturday, 17 December. Expect protests throughout country defined by each sector and region. Trains will be in this.

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TAP Pilots strike

15 November 2011 The Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots Union announced today a series of strikes.

No times given only dates so far.

Friday 9 December

Saturday 10 December

Sunday 11 December

Monday 12 December

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Wednesday 4 January

Thursday 5 January

Friday 6 January

By law they have to provide minimal service. Some flights will go from the islands, but which??

New information for you. Arbitration board state. Minimal service (if pilots let it happen) means:-

Island communites, autonomous region, Madeira, Azores and some long hauls to Luanda and Brazil must fly. A certain percentage must fly by law. theportugalnews.com

--Old stuff

22 November, Yes, your flight will be changed to the day before or after. Flight groundings will change an hr or so either way of original airport strike time, depending on which airport your flying from in Portugal.

Press release from TAP Portugal

11-11-2011 General Strike in Portugal on November 24th

On November 24th a general strike has been scheduled in Portugal, having some of the unions represented in the air transportation sector confirmed that they will join the strike. Therefore and without disturbing flights that may go ahead and the minimum services that will be adjudicated, from now on, TAP informs its passengers of the following:

No further reservations for flights scheduled for November 24th are being accepted;

Passengers with flights scheduled for November 24th will be given the possibility to change to other dates;

New information will be provided as soon as there's new developments.

TAP is joining all possible efforts to minimize any inconvenience that may be caused to its passengers.

20 October 2011 General strike to take place in Portugal Thursday, 24 November, 2011. Same day as last year. National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) have announced they will also strike causing all Portuguese airlines to strike.

Air Traffic controllers are also joining in the general strike. No set time given so far. Expect to find trains, buses and ferries on strike that day. Taxi's hard to find. Perhaps call your airline to change flight.

10 June 2011 Tap Air Portugal strike has been cancelled.

3 June How thoughtful. Ryanair sends 10 roses to flight attendants union head. One for each day of industrial action.

1 June Tap Air strike by National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Attendants. Strike over the next ten days.

June 18-20

June 25-26

July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

Let's see what goes on here. First thought is perhaps strike will only happen within certain hours of the day.

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Old stuff, so last year.

12/28/2010 You are good to go, strike cancelled.

TAP Air Groundforce baggage handlers at Faro Airport will strike over the Christmas season. Two 24 hour strikes December, 23 and 29 and 3 hour strikes starting Dec. 22, 24, 28 and 30 will be 3 hour strike.

Portugal is going to have a nationwide general strike.

Wednesday, Nov. 24 2010 Call TAP ASAP. Do see our front page for Portuguese air traffic control strike hours. Tap airline will try to run some long hauls. Medium long hauls cancelled.

16 October, 2010 Portuguese airline TAP cancelled 50% of it's flights due to French general strike this week. Attention new nationwide French strike next week.

Traveling with kids? Are you as paranoid as I am.? If so new technology for children in the form of a watch GPS locator.

UPDATE:-TAP airline strike has been cancelled.

The deal grants pilots a 1.8% pay hike, the same as the airline's other staff, plus a share of any savings obtained through streamlining operations.

3/14/2010 Tap Portugal Airline strike, Friday, 26 - Wednesday, 31 March, 2010. Pilots strike, on run up to Easter.All flights will be affected except those to Lisbon/Funchal/Madeira. 150,000 passengers may be affected, better call them. Pilots still want a 5.6% pay raise not the 1.8% offered by government. No charges for flight changes. reimbursement only if your flight is cancelled by the strike,

Announcement by TAP Airlines on industrial action.

So 2009

This pilots strike ended up costing Portuguese tax payers 25 million euros a day.

9/25/09 Passengers forced to sleep overnight at Lisbon's airport, the country's busiest, because their flights were disrupted by the industrial action.

9/24/09 Thursday. Pilots at Portuguese airline TAP on strike,

9 flights from Lisbon and three from Funchal were cancelled. Passengers were well looked after, placed on other airlines or on TAP flights. To make matters worse 1,700 Portuguese customs officials began a three day strike yesterday over changes in careers. Effects all exports, imports, baggage checks at airports and ports across the country. PS. General election to be held Sunday...

9/23/09 Pilot strike at TAP is on, 48 hours, will effect 40,000 people, 170 flights. Call airline they will put you on a chartered flight. Pilots want 9.3 per cent pay raise.

Back again. Air Portugal strike is tentatively scheduled for Thursday 24th & Friday, 25th September 2009 should current negotiations not yield positive results.

TAP air,strike 28,29, August,11,12 ,September. 2009 by 5 unions.

Portugália (PGA) is not affected at this time. Again TAP air, apologizes for inconvenience and recommends passengers change day of travel.

New,Tap will code share with Air Canada.

Saturday, 8/29/09 Tap air, Baggage handlers called off strike today and all future strikes after breakthrough talks with management today. The strikes delayed some flights 30-60 minutes, no flights cancelled. 70 percent of workers took part in strike,

8/28/09 It is still not clear if industrial action is going to happen, Fellow travelers let us know what's going on?!! contact@easytravelreport,com, thanks.

8/27/09 Strike threat by ground staff at Tap Portugal.

Airline:-Customers with flights booked over this weekend have been advised to travel with hand luggage only, passengers can change flight free of charge, full refund available. Questions call airline @, TAP Portugal 0845 601 0932

TAP Portugal website

8/14/09 Air TAP Portugal, strike 28,29, August,11,12 ,September. 2009 by 5 unions.

Union gripe:- Management salaries, the purchase of 30 new luxury cars for the airline’s top brass.

Workers at the airline have had no increases for over a year due to the company’s cost-saving policy.

Management:- industrial action this summer will effectively rule out any talk of wage increases as each day of the strike will cost the airline in the region of five million euros.

First six months this year, 09. Air TAP Portugal, has suffered a crippling loss of €72.4 million and a decrease of 6.2 percent in passengers, Will reduce flights by 10 percent.

4 June 09 from 4 June until 13 June 2009 TAP Portugal industrial action. Severe delays and cancellations. Heathrow and Portugal and flights from Gatwick to Madeira would not be affected by the industrial action.

19/12/08 Air TAP Portugal, Strike called off.

12/17/08 Possible one day strike by Tap cabin crew this Saturday 12/20/08 Airline warning of major disruption, industrial action, cancelled flights and delays. Passengers should re-book for another week-end, full refunds available.