ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Jun 07 2017 – Pilots at the cash-strapped regional airline LIAT have gone on strike.”‘LIAT regrets to advise the travelling public of industrial action by the members of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA),” the company said in a statement this morning.
“In the ongoing negotiations for higher wages, which includes the operation of the ATR aircraft, the pilots have taken action to refuse to fly the ATR 72 aircraft until an agreement is reached
“As a consequence of this action we have not been able to operate flights scheduled with ATR 72 aircraft at this time,” the company added.
The company said these actions have already resulted in a number of delays to services and cancellations.
“LIAT apologises for these disruptions to our passengers and their plans and wishes to reiterate its commitment to work with LIALPA to resolve any issues,” Acting Chief Executive Officer Julie Riefer-Jones said.
our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsService/
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/CNewsService
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/caribbeannewsservice/
