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Air Traffic Controllers Announce Strike On Sunday
Air traffic controllers are planning to go on strike on Sunday, unless circumstances change. The work stoppage is scheduled to run from 22:00 on Sunday, October 19, until 03:00 on Monday, October 20, reports RÚV. The pay dispute between the controllers and…
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Airplanes Almost Crashed Due To Football Game
A crash between two airplanes over Iceland was narrowly avoided last February. The Safety Investigation Authority (SIA) has published the definitive findings of the incident, concluding that the on-duty air traffic controllers were distracted by a football match. The two planes were…
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Air Traffic Controllers Go On Strike
The Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers Association has announced two work stoppages on December 12 and 14, lasting six hours each time, from 4:00 to 10:00, in the airspace around Keflavík and Reykjavík, reports RÚV. This action affects those working in air traffic…
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Air Traffic Controllers Strike Called Off
The work stoppage of air traffic controllers, which was supposed to be held tomorrow morning, has been called off, RÚV reports. The Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers Association (FÍF) and management representatives have signed a new collective bargaining agreement. This contract still needs…
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Air Traffic Controllers To Strike Next Week
The potential of a strike by air traffic controllers will become a reality on August 31st. RÚV reports. Negotiations between the Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers Association (FÍF) and management at Ísavia, the operators of Keflavík Airport have been ongoing. The crux of…
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Air Traffic Controllers May Go On Strike, Negotiations Continue
The Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers Association (FÍF) and management at Ísavia, the company which operates Keflavík International Airport, are still in the midst of labour negotiations and it is possible that the union may decide to initiate a work stoppage on Tuesday,…
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Union Criticises Law On Air Traffic Controllers
The Director of the Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB) has spoken up against a recent parliamentary measure forcing air traffic controllers to work overtime. In an article she wrote for Fréttablaðið, BSRB Director Elín Björg Jónsdóttir spoke up about a…
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Air Traffic Controllers Forced To Work Overtime
Minister of Interior Ólöf Nordal submitted a bill to force continued overtime work for air traffic controllers, which was quickly passed by the ruling coalition. Kjarninn reports that the negative impact this strike has on tourism in Iceland was cited as the…
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12 Planes Landed At Keflavík Airport In Half An Hour
Keflavík Airport was very crowded this morning because all the planes were landing at once. This is because the planes were banned from flying from 2:00 until 7:00 this morning on account of a labour dispute. RÚV reports that 12 planes touched…