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BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Summer strike threat at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports over pay
Strike action could hit Scotland's largest airports over the summer after hundreds of ground services crew rejected pay union Unite said about 300 workers at Glasgow and a similar number at Edinburgh had turned down two separate offers from their employer Menzies staff include dispatchers, allocators and airside warned it could ballot for strike action over the summer holiday period unless better offers were tabled. Menzies Aviation has been approached for and Edinburgh airports said they would not comment on the dispute. Unite said its Glasgow members had rejected a basic uplift worth about 4.25%, while Edinburgh staff had turned down a deal worth about 4%.Industrial officer Carrie Binnie said: "Summer strike action looms over Edinburgh and Glasgow airports because the pay offers on the table from Menzies Aviation aren't good enough.""Menzies Aviation has the ability to improve its offers and they can easily resolve this pay dispute without any disruption to the travelling public. "If the company fail to table a better offer to our members, Unite will have no option but to ballot our members for strikes over the summer holidays."Edinburgh had a record 15 million passengers last year, and announced a number of new routes for this figures show it had about 800,000 passengers in each of the months of June, July and August last year.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
India says it has powers to suspend Celebi's clearance without warning
By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's government told a court on Thursday it was well within New Delhi's legal powers to revoke Turkey-based Celebi's clearance to provide aviation ground services without giving it advance warning, given the matter concerned national security. Celebi's clearance was cancelled by India last week amid growing public anger after Turkey supported Pakistan in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. Indians have also been boycotting everything from Turkish coffee, jams and chocolates to Turkey holidays. Celebi asked the Delhi High Court this week to quash the cancellation by arguing it was issued without any warning and based on "vague" and unexplained "national security" concerns, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Thursday it did not need to share details of its reasons with the company. Indian courts have previously held that in some cases national security concerns can outweigh the requirement of fairness and in this case, there was no need to comply with principles of natural justice, he said. "In some situations, it is not possible to give reasons of action and neither giving a hearing is possible," Mehta said in the court in Indian government's first detailed remarks on Celebi's challenge. The Indian government handed some details to Justice Sachin Datta in a sealed envelope. The case will next be heard on Friday. Earlier in the day, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, said the Celebi matter had been discussed with the Turkish embassy in New Delhi. Celebi argued in its court filing that the decision impacts 3,791 jobs and investor confidence. It added that it provided ground handling services at airports in New Delhi, Kerala, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Goa. In defending Celebi's cancellation, Mehta also argued on Thursday that airport ground operators have detailed access to the physical infrastructure as well as passenger details including VIP movements.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
India says it has powers to suspend Celebi's clearance without warning
NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - India's government told a court on Thursday it was well within New Delhi's legal powers to revoke Turkey-based Celebi's clearance to provide aviation ground services without giving it advance warning, given the matter concerned national security. Celebi's clearance was cancelled by India last week amid growing public anger after Turkey supported Pakistan in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. Indians have also been boycotting everything from Turkish coffee, jams and chocolates to Turkey holidays. Celebi ( opens new tab asked the Delhi High Court this week to quash the cancellation by arguing it was issued without any warning and based on "vague" and unexplained "national security" concerns, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Thursday it did not need to share details of its reasons with the company. Indian courts have previously held that in some cases national security concerns can outweigh the requirement of fairness and in this case, there was no need to comply with principles of natural justice, he said. "In some situations, it is not possible to give reasons of action and neither giving a hearing is possible," Mehta said in the court in Indian government's first detailed remarks on Celebi's challenge. The Indian government handed some details to Justice Sachin Datta in a sealed envelope. The case will next be heard on Friday. Earlier in the day, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, said the Celebi matter had been discussed with the Turkish embassy in New Delhi. Celebi argued in its court filing that the decision impacts 3,791 jobs and investor confidence. It added that it provided ground handling services at airports in New Delhi, Kerala, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Goa. In defending Celebi's cancellation, Mehta also argued on Thursday that airport ground operators have detailed access to the physical infrastructure as well as passenger details including VIP movements.
Travel Daily News
19-05-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
Finnair cancels 110 flights due to industrial action at Helsinki Airport
Finnair cancels 110 flights on 19 May due to Helsinki Airport industrial action, disrupting travel for 14,000 passengers and impacting ground services. The Finnish Aviation Union IAU has announced industrial action at Finnair's home hub Helsinki Airport, causing extensive disruptions to Finnair traffic today, Monday, 19 May. According to the IAU, the industrial actions are similar to those carried out earlier in May. The four-hour industrial actions impact several work shifts and thus affect throughout the day many functions essential to Finnair's flights, such as ground handling operations and catering services. As industrial action will cause significant disruptions to the operation of flights, Finnair will have to cancel approximately 110 flights on Monday. Flight cancellations are expected to affect approximately 14,000 Finnair customers. Finnair will offer customers of cancelled flights an alternative flight, which the customer can see in the Manage booking service on Finnair's website or the Finnair mobile application. Customers whose flight was cancelled due to industrial action will be informed about the cancellation as soon as it has been done. After this, the customer will receive a message and be offered a new route, which will also be visible in Finnair's Manage booking service and mobile application. Customers are asked to make sure that their contact information is up to date on their reservation. The offered routing can be changed within the limits of flight availability in Manage booking or through customer service. Alternatively, customers can cancel their reservation and apply for a refund for the unused ticket. The industrial action might cause disruptions, for example, in the baggage handling at Helsinki Airport on Monday, so customers travelling on Monday are encouraged to check-in in advance, arrive at the airport on time, and pack essential items, such as medicines, in carry-on baggage.
