/ 24 September 2005

Little support for airline strike

A strike by at Nationwide airlines was receiving little support on Saturday, the company’s financial director said.

The trade union Solidarity had said its about 320 members would go on strike from Friday afternoon.

The airline employs about a thousand staff.

”All of our crew have turned up for work. All the back-up staff that we had ready we’ve sent home,” said Peter Griffiths.

Flights were not delayed, all were full and four extra trips to Lilongwe, Malawi, had been added.

”I think the employees are finally realising that the union [Solidarity] has not been telling them the truth,” he added. – Sapa