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Update:-Judge has deemed the strike illegal and abusive, union will respond 7/24
Yep another one. Sunday, 25, July, 24 hour, air traffic controllers strike. Starts midnight Saturday.
Air traffic controllers, will not strike in the next general strike on 5/20. Good news.
Greek strike, unions GSEE and ADEDY, (will start midnight Wednesday) 24 hours, Thursday. May, 20, 2010, will effect ferries international trains, borders.
3, May, 2010
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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. Check back here we are watching.
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.
4/20/10 Strikes scheduled for this week Thursday and Friday are cancelled due to volcanic ash. Taxi's will be on strike this week as a general strike is planned for Thursday. Railway?
Update:-Sat. March.6 Both unions GSEE and public sector ADEDY, have decided to call a joint general strike Mar. 11, Thursday. Midnight (2200 GMT) Wednesday to midnight Thursday. Air traffic controllers join in as previous. Aegean Airlines will cancel all flights. Other airlines forced to give refunds. Public transportation, customs.
Various factions on strike or demonstrating this week in across Greece.
Gasoline Station Owners to call for a 24-hour closure of gasoline stations next Thursday, March 18.
From last time
24, Feb. 2010 Question is "What's the next plan for the unions?"
50,000 people demonstrated through Athens today.
23, Feb. 2010 Tuesday, Expect Greece to grind to a halt again tomorrow. All flights now cancelled at Athens airport.
Ferry and train transport workers, Government offices, schools will closed. Hospitals emergency only. TV and radio stations didn't’ broadcast news about the strike, as reporters themselves joined in.
Athens airport departures
Athens airport announcement
Buses (OSCE) will stop from 5 to 8 am and 9 to 12pm
Banks will be closed and media black out.
16 Feb. 2010 Greek farmers will lift blockades at borders, have struck a deal with Greek government.
Saturday, 20, Feb. A Greek judge ordered strike by the country's customs officials illegal. Petrol will begin to flow again.
19, Feb, Lines at gas pumps going into weekend. Some gas stations in Athens have closed altogether, others who are open ration gas.
Greek customs strike to continue till Feb. 24. Will have rolling 48 hour strikes till then.
Greek strike. Country, protesting government plans, country in economic shambles. Germany may offer Greece a bail out. Greek chaos will be repeated, 24 hour strike, Wednesday, Feb 24. 2010. This time both unions to join in.
Taxi drivers in Athens also declared they will strike on Thursday till 5am Friday, 2/12 and 2/19
Weather in Athens
Update:-Feb 9, Powers that be have now decided to close the airport
Update:-Feb.8 Greek Air Traffic Control Strike will hold rolling strikes this Wednesday 10 Feb.
4 separate 3 hour strikes, starting 4am and ending 10:30pm. Public transportation continued to operate.
Athens airport departures
Athens, Greece, 24 hour Greek general strike is being planned Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
Greek civil servants' union ADEDY called a one day strike for Feb. 10 to protest against the government's austerity measures. GSEE will decide in February. Hospitals will be emergency only. Keep in mind it's always' a good day when the tax man takes a rest.
Update:- Greece, Greek private sector GSEE labour union, 2 million members will strike, an anti-austerity, 24 hours, Wednesday, Feb. 24.
per airport.
Due to a 24-hour strike of the Union of Greek Air Traffic Controllers, on Wednesday, February 10th, there will be no flights to or from Athens International Airport, from 00:00a.m. to 23:59p.m.
For further information you are kindly requested to contact your airline.
Thank you for your understanding.
2, Feb.10. Bad month for traveling to Greece. First this Thursday a 48 hour customs strike, will effect all ports of entry into Greece, borders, ports and airports. Expect severe delays.
Next,
All out Greek general strike, Athens, Greece, 24 hour Greek nationwide strike is being planned Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
Greek civil servants' union ADEDY called a one day strike for Feb. 10 to protest against the government's austerity measures. GSEE will decide in February.
11/27/09 A strike is expected at Greek airports today. Expect cancellations of European and longhual flights between 8-10am. Workers protesting the national airline Olympic
Airways privatization.
10 July, 09
GREECE - The Greek air traffic controllers' association will not hold 24-hour strike to protest against deficiencies in the air traffic control systems, court dems it illegal and abusive. Saved!
Greek air traffic controllers will walk of the job Thursday 25 June, 2009 between 8 am to 12 pm, expect severe delays and
cancellations to private airline Aegean, and national carrier Olympic.
PS. 78 flights cancelled and79 changed departure or arrival times.
Last time
5/13/09 copy of
ANNOUNCEMENT from Athens International Airport
Due to the participation of the union of air-traffic controllers of the Federation of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in a general strike, there will be no flights to or from Athens International Airport on Thursday, May 14th, from 10:00 to 14:00 hrs.
For further information regarding your flight, you are kindly requested to contact your airline.
Thank you for your understanding
5/13/09 Tomorrow, Thursday,Air traffic controllers are partially participating in the industrial action, with a four-hour work stoppage from 10 a.m. local time. Olympic and Aegean have already cancelled flights.
Announcements from Athens International Airport
"Elefthérios Venizélos"
1/4/2009
Announcement
Due to the participation of the union of air-traffic controllers of the Federation of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in a general strike, there will be no flights to or from Athens International Airport on Thursday, April 2nd, from noon to 4pm.
For further information regarding your flight, you are kindly requested to contact your airline.
Thank you for your understanding
State carrier Olympic has cancelled 140 domestic and international flights and has rescheduled 10 flights to and from London, Brussels, Paris, New York and Tirana, while its rival Aegean Airlines has cancelled 50 domestic flights.
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Some airlines that
frequent this airport are:-
Adria Airways
Aegean Airlines
Aer Lingus
Aeroflot
Aerosvit Airlines
Air Arabia
AirBaltic
Air China
Air France
Air Malta
Air Moldova
Air One
Air Transat
Albanian Airlines
Alitalia
Armavia
Athens Airways
Austrian Airlines
Blue1
British Airways
Brussels Airlines
Bulgaria Air
Carpatair
Cimber Sterling
Clickair
Continental Airlines
Cyprus Airways
Czech Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Donbassaero
easyJet
EgyptAir
El Al
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Flybaboo
Finnair
Georgian Airways
Germanwings
Gulf Air
Iberia
Ilyich-Avia
Iraqi Airways!
Jat Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Malév Hungarian Airlines
MCA Airlines
Middle East Airlines
MyAir
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Olympic Airlines
Qatar Airways
Royal Jordanian
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines
Singapore Airlines
SkyEurope
Swiss International Air Lines
Syrian Arab Airlines
TAROM
Thai Airways International
transavia.com
Turkish Airlines
Tunisair
US Airways
Uzbekistan Airways
Viking Airlines
Vueling Airlines
Strike by Olympic Airlines
Strike by Air Traffic Controllers
Greek Truck Drivers and Farmers
Greek Port Strike
Strike at Athens International Airport
Greek General Strike, expectations?!
Whose who in Greek Unions?
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