Saturday, October 8, 2016

No airline strikes in Greece – financial times

the Threat of flygstrejken in Greece is now called off, according to Swedavia.

But despite the news, set the airline Ryanair in all their flights.

– They help us not home and not here on site with food and hotels, ” says Katariina Andersson, 33, who is now stranded on the island of Rhodes.

As the Aftonbladet newspaper earlier reported was a airline strikes and time again to break out in Greece at midnight, the night to Sunday.

Greek airspace would then completely shut down, which would mean a complete shutdown of air traffic.Major tour operators have during the day, worked feverishly to find solutions for the Swedish travelers.

But now is the threat of the strike called off. This is according to Swedavia, which SVT News was first to report.

– We have been confirmed from the traffic management that the strike is called off, ” says Ulrika Sager, press officer at Swedavia.

Information via sms

the News came after the management of the air traffic controllers ‘ unions met with the Greek minister of transport.

– Now it is up to the various major tour operators if there will be any effect but hopefully it won’t be there, ” says Ulrika Sager, press officer at Swedavia, to Aftonbladet.

the Trips have informed all of their customers continuously via sms.

“We got this news just now and have now updated the web and also sent out information in even a text message,” says Mathias Bergendahl, nordic head of corporate communications at Fritidsresor/TUI Nordic, to Aftonbladet.

in Total, leisure Trips 2 200 swedes who either is in place in Greece or on the way down on holiday.

According to Bergendahl will their flights now go as planned.

“We have early flights but otherwise the traffic goes according to the schedule,” he says.

the Airline has already set

even Though the strike is called off has Ryanair already set their flights to and from Greece during the Saturday and Sunday, which announces on its website. It has affected many travelers who are now stranded.

the Two of them is Katariina Andersson, 33, and Anna löfblad and petter stenborg, 34, from sweden.

– They help us not home and not here on site with food and hotels, ” says Katariina Andersson.

she tells me that She a moment ago had been chatting with Ryanair, but have not received any solution.

“They have set up all flights, and it is not possible to book the tickets,” she says.

Väninnornas option now is to fly to Athens and from there fly home with the Norwegian, and afterwards apply for a refund from Ryanair.

” though it means more extra costs for us in the here and now. It is hard to Ryanair does not take any responsibility at all, ” says Katariina.

Aftonbladet have searched Ryanair for a comment.

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