A strike by Greek air traffic controllers on Thursday (21 September) has been called off at the 11th-hour, but wider national strike action across the country to protest a new labour bill is going ahead – prompting a Foreign Office travel alert.
The 24-hour nationwide strike has mainly affected major cities, with rallies scheduled in the likes of Athens, Thessaloniki and Chania.
The strike is going ahead, though, without the country’s air traffic controllers. The union representing ATCs confirmed a court had ruled its members’ participation in the 24-hour walkout had been deemed illegal.
The decision was welcomed by carriers such as Jet2.com which said all its flights to and from the country were now due to depart on time.
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