Africa regional air safety agency ASECNA says threatened with wildcat strike
DAKAR (Reuters) – A 48-hour strike deliberate by some workers of French-speaking West Africa and Madagascar aviation security company ASECNA beginning on Friday, might affect some flight operations within the area, the company stated in an announcement on Thursday.
ASECNA stated two of its six flight data areas could possibly be affected by the strike regardless of courtroom selections and authorities bans on the strike in Togo, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo and Senegal.
“ASECNA is beneath the specter of a strike determined by the Union of Commerce Unions of Air Controllers, a clandestine group which isn’t recognised by any of the member states of the company,” it stated within the assertion.
The 18-member states organisation manages air visitors management in an space protecting 16.1 million sq. kilometres of airspace.
“The Niamey flight data area is predicted to be impacted,” ASECNA stated, urging passengers to verify up to date flight data and so-called Discover-to-Airmen (NOTAM) it can publish on its web site. It added {that a} Niger courtroom determination on the legality of the strike was anticipated.
It added that there have been additionally dangers with the airspace managed by the Brazzaville, Congo flight data area as a result of deliberate strike. It gave no additional particulars on the dangers, however added {that a} Congo authorities determination was additionally anticipated.
On Thursday, a courtroom in Senegal suspended the decision to strike by air visitors controllers in Senegal and Ivory Coast, the company stated.
Paul Francois Gomis, a frontrunner of the putting Senegalese air visitors controllers advised Reuters that they’re sustaining their determination to go on strike from 0800 GMT on Friday.
Gomis stated ASECNA workers are demanding higher working and pay circumstances. He stated the Dakar airport Air visitors controllers are short-staffed with solely 60 individuals working the place 80 are actually wanted.
Dakar airport authorities couldn’t be reached for feedback.
(Reporting by Diadie Ba; Writing by Bate Felix)
