The strike launched by air traffic controllers at Ercan Airport in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on April 10, 2023, was postponed for 60 days with the decision of the Council of Ministers on April 11, 2023. It has been learned that the strike was planned for one day by the Air Traffic Controllers' Union affiliated with Türk-Sen and was made to support other unions that oppose the changes made by the government in the public procurement bill.
Due to the strike, which started on April 10, 2023, and was announced by the union to end at 08:00 on April 11, 2023, the departures of planes going to Ankara, Istanbul, and Gaziantep from Ercan Airport were put on hold, while some planes arriving from various cities in Turkey to the TRNC were suspended. His landing was delayed. Accordingly, the density at the airport began to decrease gradually.
In a statement to the Anadolu Agency correspondent, TRNC Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı said that the strike at Ercan Airport was postponed for 60 days with the decision of the Council of Ministers, the disruptions in the flights of the planes departing from and landing at the airport were eliminated, and air traffic controllers returned to their duties.
Cem Kapısız, President of the Air Traffic Controllers' Union (HTKS) affiliated to Türk-Sen, of which air controllers are members, at Ercan Airport in Nicosia, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, said in a statement on April 10, 2023, that the strike will continue until 08:00 the next morning. had said he would. It was learned that the action was carried out to support the action of the Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority Employees Union (EL-SEN) for the Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill.
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https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/ercanda-grev-60-gun-ertelendi.html
