Strike looms for Mexican airline flight attendants
Monday, 2 June 2008
MEXICO CITY, June 1 (Reuters): Flight attendants at airline Aeromexico planned to go on strike Sunday if they do not reached a deal in last-ditch pay talks with Mexico's largest carrier, union sources said, a move that would ground around 300 aircraft.
Aeromexico, owned by investors headed by Citigroup's local bank Banamex, flies to a dozen cities in the United States and a handful in Europe, Asia and South America. In Mexico, it has more than 20 domestic routes.
The nearly 1,500 flight attendants of Aeromexico, which was privatised last year, are demanding a 5-per cent wage increase.
Aeromexico, owned by investors headed by Citigroup's local bank Banamex, flies to a dozen cities in the United States and a handful in Europe, Asia and South America. In Mexico, it has more than 20 domestic routes.
The nearly 1,500 flight attendants of Aeromexico, which was privatised last year, are demanding a 5-per cent wage increase.