Air traffic controllers in Portugal are taking part in a pan-European strike action on October 10, to protest against the ‘Single European Sky’ proposal that foresees airspace should be coordinated by the European Union in order to reduce congestion and CO2 emissions, and to make aviation more sustainable.
In an announcement made last Friday, the union representing Portuguese air traffic controllers (Sincta) said the strike would be held between 7am and 9am and 3pm and 5pm.
Sincta said an alert about its strike plans had already been sent to “the relevant entities” and that “minimum services will be assured”.
According to Lusa news agency, the strike is part of ‘Action Day’, called by the organisation of European air-traffic controllers, Atceuc, against the EU’s Single European Sky plan, which has been sparking heavy debate (read last week’s back page story ‘No aeroplanes in the sky?’ as unions fears thousands of jobs will be lost following centralisation of the air-traffic sector.
Air traffic controllers’ unions in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Greece have also confirmed they will take part in the strike.
