The airport has admitted that the suspension of operations has caused delays to flights during the busy Christmas period.
Geneva:
Dozens of ground staff at Geneva Airport went on strike on Sunday over a pay dispute with their employer, Dubai National Air Travel, delaying flights during the busy holiday season.
The SSP public sector union said on Announced.
The strike was called to demand “dignified working conditions and wages,” the paper said.
About 80 strikers gathered in front of the airport wearing bright yellow safety vests, holding union flags and slogans such as “Dnata is killing me” and “Precarious work means grounded flights.” He brandished a poster with a message written on it.
The airport has admitted that the suspension of operations has caused delays to flights during the busy Christmas period.
“Some of our service provider employees are on strike today, which is affecting our operations,” the company said in a statement, apologizing for the inconvenience caused to passengers.
Airport spokesperson Ignace Jeannerat told ATS Keystone News Agency that early Sunday morning three flights, including two intercontinental and long-haul flights, were delayed and may have to land at other airports. He added that he could not.
He said Dnata would provide support for 85 of the 419 flights scheduled for Sunday, when 52,000 passengers were expected to pass through Geneva airport.
‘pressure’
Dnata reportedly has around 600 staff at the airport, handling a variety of ground operations including ticketing and baggage handling for a number of international airlines including British Airways, Air France and KLM. I’m in charge.
The union has indicated that about half of Dnata employees have agreed to take part in an indefinite strike.
Online news site 20 Minutes said the duration of the outage would be evaluated on an “hourly basis”.
Workers are demanding a 5% salary increase from Emirati airport services provider Dnata.
They also want the company to offer premium pay for some physically demanding jobs and additional pay for night and Sunday work, union representative Jamshid Poulampil told 20 Minutes. However, Dnata said it is refusing to do so.
Dnata offered to raise salaries by 3% and also agreed to scrap a controversial plan to cut contributions to staff retirement benefits, but that was not enough to satisfy workers. .
Dnata boss Alexander König told 20 Minutes that the company remains “determined to find an agreement” but would consider any work stoppage “unlawful.”
Meanwhile, SSP accused the company of “pressure” and claimed it had threatened to fire striking employees, the news site reported.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
