A total of 10 flights to and from Macau have been canceled due to Taiwanese airline EVA Air’s cabin crew strike, as of yesterday. Passengers are being reminded to contact the airline for updates.
Four flights between Macau and Taoyuan (Taipei), four between Macau and Kaohsiung, and two between Macau and Taichung have been canceled.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications emphasized that order had been restored at three major airports, namely Taoyuan, Taichung and Kaohsiung. The ministry, the airline and the trade union are in constant negotiation.
Meanwhile, the trade union has confirmed that 15 flight attendants have been left behind in Vienna and Houston and won’t be flown home by the airline unless they sign a “non-strike declaration,” Taiwanese media reports.
Furthermore, EVA Air is currently not employing any male cabin crew staff but the trade union said the company is preparing to loosen the restriction. Coincidentally, the airline is recruiting new flight attendants but has denied allegations that it is replacing the current crews on strike, emphasizing that it is just a regular recruitment drive. Staff reporter
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