Brussels Airlines will cancel about 700 flights between July and August to ease the burden on its employees and avoid more strikes like the one at the end of June.
The cancellations are equivalent to 6% of flights scheduled for this season, and Brussels Airlines estimates it will lose around 10 million euros due to this decision, but according to local media, this figure is identical to the first estimate of the damage caused by the pilots’ strike. .. and attendants for three days in June.
According to the Europa Press agency, it was initially planned to cancel 148 flights during July, but eventually 675 flights will be canceled over the course of two summer months due to pressure from unions, with the company ensuring it cannot accept more cancellations. .
Following the announcement of the decision, the unions and the company have renewed contact to find short-term solutions to the “overload” that pilots and crew are condemned to, and will postpone negotiations on longer-term measures until the end of the summer.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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