Air Berlin cancels flight contracts for dba

Air Berlin Profile

The strike by flight attendants belonging to the German services union Ver.di had resulted in several flights being cancelled or delayed. A Ver.di official had announced further token strikes for next week.

Karl Lotz, Executive Director at Air Berlin responsible for flight operations, commented: "Since we want to save our passengers the inconvenience that would be caused by further strikes, we have cancelled the flight contracts with dba. There are ongoing talks between the union and staff representation to find a socially acceptable solution for dba’s air crew. We are offering pilots and also flight attendants reasonable job opportunities with Air Berlin at their current locations. We are still planning to discontinue dba’ flight operations on 30-Nov-08."


(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 17-Nov-08

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