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.
Last time:-
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.
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