“All European companies have such a system of volunteer, except Ryanair, which remains inflexible”, notes Didier Lebbe, permanent secretary to the CNE. “There is no question of a boycott of Israel at all,” he adds. “”It’s just a matter of common sense. You have to understand that some staff members do not want to go to areas of conflict and that their families are also worried. “
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“To go to Amman, the planes previously avoided flying over Israel via Egypt. But now, for reasons of fuel economy, the pilots are forced to fly over Israel. We all remember what happened to the Malaysian Airlines aircraft above Ukraine and this even before this country is considered a trade area.”
“This also raises questions in terms of insurance while the pilots have not received any instructions in the event of an emergency situation on the spot. They do not know how to react”pointing Encore Didier Lebbe.
A very tense situation
Despite discussions of several months and a final attempt to conciliation to the SPF Emploi, work and social consultation, negotiations have not succeeded, regret the two unions. As of this Monday, April 14, the members of the staff refusing to operate thefts over or for war areas will therefore be fully covered by the right to strike, they warn.
The links to Amman and Tel Aviv are provided by planes stationed at Charleroi airport, and therefore staff based in Belgium.
Many other problems remain fully unresolved, still deplore the CNE and the ACV Puls, noting “that to date, there is nothing to believe that management is willing to seek acceptable solutions”. They speak of “notable hardening of the managerial attitude” and “of a multiplication of pressures, intimidation as well as to the maneuvers of disinformation and lies”.
An unacceptable approach which seriously harms the social climate, underline the organizations.
There is therefore a risk of climbing in the social conflict in the days and weeks to come if no signal of appeasement or real will of dialogue is given by management, they warn. “We enter an area of turbulence for Ryanair and we cannot guarantee anything for this summer”he warned.
