The pilots’ union has warned that Air Malta may experience flight delays and cancellations as a result of industrial action, a move the airline yesterday branded as shocking and irresponsible.
The Airline Pilots Association (Alpa) has ordered pilots to work under the terms of their existing collective agreement after the airline, it said, stopped talks on a new one.
The union has not asked the pilots to strike but warned that crew limitations under the current agreement are incompatible with some of the recently introduced practices.
“A shortage of crew at any one time may therefore cause flight delays as has already occurred yesterday (Wednesday) and may even lead to flight cancellations in the coming weeks,” the union said.
Alpa officially registered an industrial dispute with Air Malta on Friday. The union said a new collective agreement was two years overdue and certain conditions in the expired agreement were “inadequate in today’s circumstances”.
Air Malta reacted strongly to the measure, saying it was disappointed with the union’s action and accused it of trying to disrupt operations.
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The Airline Pilots Association (Alpa) has ordered pilots to work under the terms of their existing collective agreement after the airline, it said, stopped talks on a new one.
The union has not asked the pilots to strike but warned that crew limitations under the current agreement are incompatible with some of the recently introduced practices.
“A shortage of crew at any one time may therefore cause flight delays as has already occurred yesterday (Wednesday) and may even lead to flight cancellations in the coming weeks,” the union said.
Alpa officially registered an industrial dispute with Air Malta on Friday. The union said a new collective agreement was two years overdue and certain conditions in the expired agreement were “inadequate in today’s circumstances”.
Air Malta reacted strongly to the measure, saying it was disappointed with the union’s action and accused it of trying to disrupt operations.
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