Air New Zealand disruptions continue despite successful negotiations

Airline Industry Information, July 25, 2005

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Air New Zealand has said that the interruptions to its flights are expected to continue until the end of today (25 July) although the strike has ended.

Flight disruptions to and from Asia as well as to other destinations will reportedly continue despite the settlement of the conflict with the long-haul cabin crew. The negotiations with the union were successful, ending Friday (22 July), but the airline said that it was too late to reinstate the cancelled flights on 24-25 July.

According to Air New Zealand a total of 85 flights have been cancelled during the strike, including 29 today and yesterday. The flights to Asia have been the most affected by the industrial action, with disrupted services including flights to and from Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan, Agence France Press reported.

It has been estimated that the strike has affected 15,000 travellers.

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