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Air traffic controllers at Canary islands paralyzes flights with an excuse

Madrid, Spain - With the pretext of a change of a VOR

The "War" between AENA (Spanish authority in charge of civil aviation) and air traffic controllers is always tougher. Latest news come from Canary Islands, where the staff of air traffic controllers paralyzed landings and take offs on October 15. A release by AENA quoted that these employees "Have use the excuse of the change of a VOR to strike, claiming a poor information on the new system and on...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1121930
Rome, Italy, 10/19/2010 15:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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