NNA – About sixty flights were canceled this morning at Geneva International Airport, whose management decided to stop its operations between four and eight o#39;clock GMT due to a strike by the employees.
A tweet by Geneva Airport this morning, reported by Agence France-Presse, said: ldquo;Due to the strike of part of the workers at Geneva Airport, the administration decided to stop operations in it temporarily between six and ten orsquo;clock (local time) with the cancellation of 59 departing and arriving flights,rdquo; adding that ldquo;Geneva Airport deeply regrets the situation and apologizes.quot;
Geneva Airport, the second in the country, is an important hub for the quot;EasyJetquot; company, which operates low-cost flights.
The employees decided to carry out the strike on Thursday, immediately after the airport#39;s board of directors announced the approval of a new wage policy, which was met with great opposition in the ranks of this public company.
This strike movement is extendable, and it isnbsp;the first strike carried out by contracted airport employees under the provisions of common lawnbsp;since the establishment of the airport 104 years ago, according to the quot;Le Tanquot; newspaper.
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