New Greek Air Traffic Controllers strike, 2011
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Athens airport departures
17 Sept. Athens airport today, delays yes, looks like 60-90 mins on some flights, but they are moving.
16 Sept. Strike this week-end cancelled. Good. Expect delays.
15 September Update:- Greek ATC strike for 15 Sept. Cancelled. Fingers cccrossed this weekends strike maybe cancelled also!
Greek air traffic controllers have a "strike warning" in effect. Subject to Greek courts approval first.
When
THIS Thursday 15 September 2011 from 11am to 3pm. UTC
and
Another 48 hour strike starts midnight Friday
16 September till midnight Sunday 18th.
Let's see what the courts have to say. In the mean time you being one of the smart ones, are not going to be cut short. You are going to make a booking at your local airport hotel regardless. No sleeping on the floor for you and your family. Now call your airline for instructions. Chop, chop move it. You know this is going to knock around the world. We may not know any more details till Wednesday. You never know Dimita at Top Level Tours might have some suggestions see above.
Update:- 2 September, 2011. You got lucky! Greek air traffic control strike for Sunday deemed illegal.
2 September Yes, Greek air traffic controllers are to strike, this Sunday, 4, September, for four hours 2pm-6pm. Fingers crossed this strike maybe deemed illegal. They will be back!
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Greek air traffic control
4 August Greek taxi strike over.
30 July Sunday:- Significant flight delays today due to shortage of air traffic controllers. For tomorrow Recommended to travel from / to Athens airport by metro on Monday 10a.m. to at least 2 pm. as the meeting in front of the ministry could be an obstacle to the airport bus itinerary.
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28 July Greek civil aviation labor unions cancel strike.
The Greek Civil Aviation Authority Federation call off strikes scheduled for 3-31 August.
Civil aviation union reached agreement with government over owed monies.
So last year
12 December, 2010 Greek air traffic controllers will close Greek air space for 24 hours, Wednesday 15, December. Transportation all week is going to be hard, trains also joining in for a straight five days. Transportation to Cyprus and Greek isles will be difficult. Cyprus, Greek side is calling for a strike 12/16. Cyprus will be flying on that day, or so they say. Do call your airline and book a hotel for just incase, you can always cancel. Most probably Olympic Airways and Agean Air will be grounded.
DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL,
PARTICIPATING IN GENERAL STRIKE OF THE CONFEDERATION
OF UNIONS SYNDICATES OF GREEK CIVIL SERVANTS (ADEDY), FLIGHTS
DESTINED/DEPARTING TO/FROM GREEK AIRPORTS WILL BE AFFECTED.
ONLY THE FOLLOWING FLIGHTS WILL BE SERVED:
1.ALL ACFT OVERFLYING ATHINAI FIR/HELLAS UIR.
2.VIP FLIGHTS (HEADS OF STATES-PRIME MINISTERS).
3.ALL STATE OPERATIONAL ACFT PARTICIPATING IN SCHEDULED EXERCISES.
4.FLIGHTS IN UNUSUAL OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
5.HOSPITAL FLIGHTS.
6.HUMANITARIAN FLIGHTS.
7.SEARCH AND RESCUE FLIGHTS.)
OLD STUFF
Update:-Sunday, July, 25, No strike today, but several delays and cancelleations. Tonight greek truck drivers will strike at 9pm. Customers already queuing for gas.
Update, judge stated strike is illegal and abusive, union will give response 7/24.
Sunday, 25, July, 24 hour, New greek air traffic controllers strike. Starts midnight Saturday.
14, May, 2010 Air traffic controllers will not strike on May,20. Good news.
Greek strike, unions GSEE and ADEDY, (will start midnight Wednesday) 24 hours, Thursday. May, 20, 2010, will effect ferries international trains, borders and Greek air space, air traffic controllers.
3, May, 2010
Press release from Athens Airport:-
Further to the participation of the Federation of Association of Hellenic Civil Aviation, in a 48-hour general strike on Tuesday 4th of May, a number of domestic flights may affected.
In addition, further to the participation of Hellenic Air Traffic Controllers, in a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday 5th of May, there will be no flights to or from Athens International Airport, from 00:01 to 23:59.
1, May, 10 Air traffic controllers will be striking no flights in or out of Greece that day. Airport asking passengers to call your airline.
4/29 Greek civil servants and private sector workers will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday, May 5. At this present time we don't know if air traffic controllers are joining in. Last general strike, they cancelled due to the volcano activity.
April, 19, Nice, Greek air traffic controllers cancelled strikes for this week, 4/22 and 4/23 due to present situation world wide. Only delayed folks.
Feb.8 Greek Air Traffic Control Strike will hold rolling strikes this Wednesday
4 separate 3 hour strikes, starting 4am and ending 10:30pm.
Heads up, Greek nationwide strike planned for February, 2010
10 July, 09 Greek court calls planned strike is illegal and abusive which was planned for this Saturday for 24 hours. Saved, relax, business as usual.
Last time:-
Greek air traffic controllers will walk of the job Thursday, 25 June, 2009 between 8 am to 12 pm, expect severe delays, resulting in hundreds of delays or cancellations to private airline Aegean, and national carrier Olympic.
The air traffic controllers were demanding that extra staff be hired and that their health-care benefits be improved. The head of the air traffic controllers' union said the main radar systems used to track aircraft also sometimes fail and when controllers talk to pilots local radio stations intervene. "(The system) goes dead... we have a back-up system of course, but it is not supposed to be relied on for hours," Angelos Sotiropoulos, head of the union, told a news conference.
Air traffic controllers vowed to continue with protests unless the
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Our demented travel guide for Greece
Greek air traffic controllers strike. 2,300 to 2,900 planes on average fly through Greek airspace every day. Always expect Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines to have flight cancellations during a Greek general strike. Flying from a Greek island into Athens International can become tricky, particularly if a ferry strike is added to the mix. We have made a friend Dimitra Tsami Top Level Tours who maybe able to guide/help you.
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