The Christian unions CNE and ACV Puls have filed an indefinite strike notice, which will take effect from tomorrow/Monday, for the staff of Ryanair based at Charleroi airport and ensuring flights to Amman (Jordan) and Tel Aviv (Israel), they announced on Monday. This decision follows the failure of negotiations with the low -cost company in order to set up a volunteer system for connections to areas of conflict.
A question of common sense
“All European companies have such a volunteer system, except Ryanair, which remains inflexible“, notes Didier Lebbe, permanent secretary to the CNE.”There is no question of a boycott of Israel at all“He adds.”It’s just a matter of common sense. It should be understood that some staff members do not want to go to areas of conflict and that their families are also worried.“
-Obliged to fly over Israel
“To go to Amman, the planes previously avoided flying over Israel via Egypt. But now, for reasons of fuel economy, pilots are forced to fly over Israel. We all remember what happened to the Malaysian Airlines plane over Ukraine, even before this country was considered a war zone“Adds the trade unionist.
“This also raises questions in terms of insurance while the pilots have not received any instructions in the event of an emergency on site. They don’t know how to react“, pointing Encore Didier Lebbe.
