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KLM Strike At AMS, 6x Long Haul Cancelled

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 10 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1617 times:

Saturday 27 July 2002:

KLM ground engineers have gone on a wild strike about wages. Six KLM flights have been cancelled.

KL859 - TYO - B747-400
KL869 - KIX - B747-400
KL603 - LAX - B747-400 KL/NW codeshare
KL681 - YYZ - B747-300
KL589 - ACC - B767-300 KL/NW codeshare
KL775 - CCS - MD11

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Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (10 years 10 months 4 days ago) and read 1555 times:

Number of KLM flight cancellations is rising quickly:

# KL461 - TLV - B767-300 KL/NW codeshare
# KL753 - BON,GUA,UIO - MD11
# KL807 - KUL,MNL - B747-400 KL,MH,NW codeshare
# KL877 - BKK, TPE - B747-400
# KL837 - SIN, JKT - B747-400
# KL593 - JNB, CPT - B747-400 KL, NW codeshare

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 years 10 months 4 days ago) and read 1553 times:

The listing is still growing:

# KL671 - YUL - B747-300
# KL681 - YVR - B767-300
# KL625 - MEM - MD11 = KL, NW codeshare

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 years 10 months 4 days ago) and read 1534 times:

More cancellations to announce:

# KL887 - HKG - B747-400
# KL731 - CUR - B747-300
# KL9165 unknown
# KL9069 unknown

Apuneger From Belgium, joined Sep 2000, 3026 posts, RR: 13
Reply 4, posted (10 years 10 months 4 days ago) and read 1525 times:

Hmmm...seems like things are getting quite hectic over there at AMS? I feel sorry for all those pax. Now, who said that strikes only occured at BRU?

Ivan

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SQ772 From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 1792 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1514 times:

I feel even more sorry for those ground staff who have to deal with the passengers! They must be very stressed by now. Is this the first time KLM has gone on a strike?

There's always a better way to fly...

Power From Hungary, joined Jul 2002, 123 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1492 times:

Regarding KL 753 that does that not mean to read GYE Guayaquil?
I am sorry that they do not fly to GUA anymore

Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 7, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1451 times:

SQ, if those ground staff hadn't gone on strike there'd be no angry passengers...
While the strikers are only a minority (about 200 of them) their colleagues are probably not too eager to step in and take on some extra work it seems.

KLM ground handlers did the same thing last summer.

They're demanding their pay (which is already among the highest in Europe) is increased by 40% to make it equivalent to the highest paygrades in the US.
This at a time when KLM is barely making a profit (which is in part possible because of a drop in salaries of other KLM workers in other jobs)...

I wish I were flying

Plane holland From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 431 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1401 times:

getting sick of those people who don't know any other way then to strike..
The passengers are the reason they get paid. As for KLM ground engineers it's a shame to do this in the high season. just taking advantage.

Plane holland From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 431 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1388 times:

justice at last,

the strike was unjustified and has been ended by court , just on Dutch RTL4 news.

Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21
Reply 10, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1386 times:

Not very good news. I think the strike has wiped out all of Q1's profits Sad

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KLM said that it would ask a court to declare the strike illegal after it was forced to cancel about half of intercontinental flights.

KLM has said it lost some €15 000 000 as it had to cancel 22 of 43 intercontinental flights.

16 or 17 intercontinental flights scheduled for Sunday / tomorrow are to be cancelled too.

5 000 to 6 000 travellers were left stranded at AMS. 8 000 to 10 000 transit pax were turned away at other airports.

More information at the Forbes.com website

Information gathered from the above hyperlinked webpage. Full information can be viewed by clicking the above hyperlink

Anyone can fly, only the best Soar.

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1374 times:

The Sunday 28 July cancellations are:

# KL661 - IAH - B747-400
# KL567 - JRO, DAR - B767-300
# KL611 - ORD - B747-300
# KL565 - NBO - MD11
# KL741 - AUA, LIM - MD11
# KL871 - DEL - B747-300
# KL601 - LAX - B747-400
# KL605 - SFO - MD11
# KL585 - KAN, ABJ - B767-300
# KL582 - LOS - MD11
# KL789 - BON, CUR - B747-300
# KL713 - PBM - B747-300

Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21
Reply 12, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1298 times:

Next step, claim damages from the strikers. They should pay for the entire loss of revenue, PLUS any cost to get the stranded passengers to their destinations (and possibly financial compensation to those who lost business because of this).

Sadly the courts here probably won't pass such a decision Angry

I wish I were flying

Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21
Reply 13, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1292 times:

A court has ruled in favour of KLM.

blah blah blah...

"The judge has ruled in our favour. If the employees refuse to return than we will be able to claim monetary damages from them," KLM spokesman Hugo Baas said.

"You cannot expect our schedule to return to normal tomorrow. There may be many delays," Baas said.

The court held an emergency session and agreed that the strike was not authorised by unions and was illegal.

Blah blah...

More information at the IWon.com website

Information gathered from the above hyperlinked webpage. Full information can be viewed by clicking the above hyperlink.

Anyone can fly, only the best Soar.

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (10 years 10 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1269 times:

Three European services have been cancelled as well.

# HEL - AMS
# NCE - AMS
# CWL - AMS

While flight KL571 @ B767-300 from AMS -> JRO-DAR has made an additional stop at NBO.

Leo From China, joined exactly 7 years ago today! , 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1172 times:

KLM has managed to operate more Sunday services than expected. Only four flights cancelled in the end:

# KL571 JRO,DAR
# KL605 SFO
# KL611 ORD
# KL713 PBM

SR 103 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1702 posts, RR: 42
Reply 16, posted (10 years 10 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1159 times:

Quick question? Anything more going to happen? Will things return to normal? I am asking casue I am flying KWI-AMS and onwards to the US this Friday. I really don't want to get stuck in the middle of anything here. KWI is not the best place to be stuck in August!

SR 103

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