TAIPEI – Pilots from Taiwan’s China Airlines went on strike Friday in the middle of the Lunar New Year travel rush, forcing the cancellation of at…
TAIPEI – Pilots from Taiwan’s China Airlines went on strike Friday in the middle of the Lunar New Year travel rush, forcing the cancellation of at least 18 flights over coming days and stranding thousands of passengers.
Hundreds of the state-owned carrier’s 1,300 pilots were believed to have joined the action over complaints of long work hours on long-haul routes and the refusal of management to make improvements in order to suppress costs.
“We chose this date to strike because we are left with no other choices. Since we announced on February 1 that we will go on strike, we were expecting a positive response,” union leader Chen Pei-pei told reporters.
