Hermes Airports has warned travellers that more than 50 arrivals and departures scheduled for Thursday, 5 January, will be affected by a three-hour general strike running from 11:00 to 14:00. Four flights—Jazeera Airways to Kuwait, Qatar Airways to Doha and an Emirates rotation via Malta—have already been cancelled.
The walk-out, coordinated by multiple public-sector unions, targets stalled pay talks and pension reforms. Ground-handling companies say they will deploy extra staff once the strike ends to clear backlogs, but Hermes estimates that over 15,000 passengers will face schedule changes or missed connections.
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Travel-risk advisers urge corporates to re-book critical meetings outside the strike window or move them online. Passengers entitled to EU261 compensation should file claims promptly; airlines have 14 days to respond. Hermes will publish revised timetables on its website and social-media feeds.
While the strike lasts just three hours, knock-on effects could ripple into the evening peak as aircraft and crew rotate back into position. Global mobility teams should therefore monitor gate assignments in real time and avoid tight ground-transport connections at both airports.
The walk-out, coordinated by multiple public-sector unions, targets stalled pay talks and pension reforms. Ground-handling companies say they will deploy extra staff once the strike ends to clear backlogs, but Hermes estimates that over 15,000 passengers will face schedule changes or missed connections.
Travel-risk advisers urge corporates to re-book critical meetings outside the strike window or move them online. Passengers entitled to EU261 compensation should file claims promptly; airlines have 14 days to respond. Hermes will publish revised timetables on its website and social-media feeds.
While the strike lasts just three hours, knock-on effects could ripple into the evening peak as aircraft and crew rotate back into position. Global mobility teams should therefore monitor gate assignments in real time and avoid tight ground-transport connections at both airports.
Source: In-Cyprus
