Flights halted at Geneva Airport as staff extend strike

Air traffic at Geneva Airport was at a standstill early on Friday, with 64 flight arrivals and departures cancelled, due to a strike over pay by public service staff, who plan to continue striking into Saturday.

About a hundred employees stood outside the departure area in the airport to protest against a salary policy approved by the airport’s board of directors that imposes a freeze on pay increases.

The Public Services Union, which rejected a proposal by the airport management that could have ended the strike, voted to continue striking for the remainder of Friday and to return to the picket line on Saturday.