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Greek air traffic controllers staged a massive strike

The strike of the Greek air traffic controllers seriously violated the air traffic in the country.

According to the news agency Avia.pro, the Greek air traffic controllers announced a general strike in the country, which led to delays and cancellations of dozens of flights. It is reported that the main reason for the protest of air traffic controllers was the requirement related to the improvement of working conditions, as well as wage increases, but, among other things, one of the circumstances of the strike was the consideration of the bill calling to ban strikes in the country's parliament.

According to 9 in the morning, one flight was delayed from Athens airport and two more were canceled, while the arrival of two more flights and the transfer of time for five arriving aircraft were canceled.

Citizens of the Russian Federation were also in an unpleasant situation, who were supposed to leave the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport in Athens at 9 hours 5 minutes, but Aeroflot carrier postponed the departure time by more than three hours, setting out a flight at 12 hours 25 minutes that also led to the transfer of the return flight to Moscow.

 

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