Airports in two-hour sympathy strike tomorrow

THE CIVIL Aviation Authority and the island’s ports are bracing themselves for a two-hour strike tomorrow, as workers stage a sympathy protest for striking hotel-industry workers at the Lordos Beach and Golden Bay hotels.

Last Thursday saw a nationwide six-hour sympathy strike at the island’s hotels. The strike has been condemned by Lordos Holdings, owner of the Lordos Beach and Golden Bay, and by hoteliers’ associations and the chamber of trade and industry.

Today’s airport and port strike will take place between midday and 2pm.

It is thought relatively few flights will be affected by the airport strike, which has been timed for a relatively quiet slot. Cyprus Airways spokesman Tassos Angeli told The Sunday Mailyesterday that the national carrier did not expect any disruption to its normal Monday schedule.

The strikes at the Lordos hotels began on January 31, after 53 employees were dismissed when sectors of the hotels were turned over to private contractors.

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