Xinhua — The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association on Saturday called off a planned strike, after a meeting with Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis.
The unionists had called for starting strikes from Sunday in protest of the overhauling of the civil aviation authority(YPA) under a draft bill which was approved by the Greek parliament on Thursday.
“Following a fruitful meeting with the minister and YPA’s chief Constantinos Lintzerakos, during which clarifications were given and clear commitments were undertaken, the planned strikes are called off,” a press statement said.
The announcement was made as several airlines had already notified travelers of cancellations and changes of hundreds of flights due to the strike, according to Greek national news agency AMNA’s reports.
