Iberia to cancel 1,300 flights amid strike March 4, 2013 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spanish airline Iberia has said some 1,300 flights will be cancelled this week as workers begin a second round of strikes in protest at the loss-making company's plans to lay off almost a fifth of its workforce, Belfast Telegraph reported. The government has ordered that a minimum service should remain, meaning that 85% of long-haul flights, 62% of medium-haul and 47% of domestic flights are guaranteed. Unions representing most Iberia workers, but not pilots, called strikes between February 18 and 22, March 4 and 8 and March 18 and 22. A demonstration will be held at Madrid's Barajas Airport on Monday. International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, lost 923 million euros (£799 million) last year on restructuring costs and writedowns on the value of Iberia. Iberia last month said it planned to cut 3,807 jobs. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news Apple's iPad 5 to launch in September, report says  The next generation iPad will keep its 2048 x 1536 Retina display by using a thinner 0.2mm piece of glass.Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes’ “Great Expectations” release date set Great Expectations, based on the Dickens book, premiered at Toronto last year and was released in the UK in November.Kate Hudson joins Zach Braff in “Wish I Was Here” indie The film centers on a struggling actor, father and husband who at 35 is still trying to find his identity and a purpose for his life.Racing-addicted snails team up in "Turbo" animated comedy trailer (video) Samuel L. Jackson takes on the role of Whiplash; playing his crew members are Snoop Dogg and Richard Jenkins among others. |
