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February 19, 2013, Tuesday
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DOZENS of Iberia flights were canceled yesterday as workers at the loss-making Spanish flag carrier began a five-day strike over job cuts that is expected to cost the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros in lost business.
There was little sign of chaos yesterday morning in Barajas airport in Madrid, Iberia's hub, as the airline had already rescheduled most passengers on other flights or returned their money.
Staff, including baggage handlers and air stewards, are holding the strikes in February and March to protest management plans to axe 3,807 jobs and cut salaries at the airline.
Workers kicked off the action with demonstrations at airports and planned a street protest in central Madrid tomorrow evening.
"Nobody is safe from being sacked," said Elias Gonzalez, a maintenance supervisor at the protest who has worked for Iberia for 27 years.
In anticipation of the strike, Iberia had already canceled 415 flights between yesterday and Friday.
There was little sign of chaos yesterday morning in Barajas airport in Madrid, Iberia's hub, as the airline had already rescheduled most passengers on other flights or returned their money.
Staff, including baggage handlers and air stewards, are holding the strikes in February and March to protest management plans to axe 3,807 jobs and cut salaries at the airline.
Workers kicked off the action with demonstrations at airports and planned a street protest in central Madrid tomorrow evening.
"Nobody is safe from being sacked," said Elias Gonzalez, a maintenance supervisor at the protest who has worked for Iberia for 27 years.
In anticipation of the strike, Iberia had already canceled 415 flights between yesterday and Friday.
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