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Alpa given guarantee that necessary changes at Air Malta will take place, union claims

The Prime Minister has guaranteed that the necessary changes pilots have been highlighting as necessary at Air Malta will come into effect, Alpa, the Airline Pilots' Association said.

Alpa had been threatening to strike on Saturday but withdrew the action following a meeting with the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister yesterday evening.

The union thanked everyone who expressed support to its cause and said it wished to make it clear that the issue for this threat was not wage increases, as had been insinuated.

Some of the proposed changes, it said, will address the costs which Air Malta is paying MIA and the restructuring in the cargo section.

"One vital issue that was proposed and received well by all parties is the suggestion that Alpa gave to Air Malta to have a point of sale.

"This way the consumer will be able to dispatch his parcels and cargo directly through Air Malta thus generating more income to the company and less cost to the client.

"Another aspect agreed on was that Air Malta's human resources will be exploited better," Alpa said.

The union said it was its responsibility to ensure that these changes were implemented without delay.

It said it would be on the forefront of the demonstration in favour of Air Malta tomorrow and encouraged all those entities that expressed support to this cause but did not agree with strike action to join them.

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Mr anna maria xuereb

Jul 14th 2011, 19:09

comment 1: certain pilots were only on duty for some two days in a month.
comment 2: Well done ALPA that you have called off the strike and told the government of thongs that could be done much better!

Qalulu biex idahhalhom kuljum xol tghid?

brian spiteri

Jul 14th 2011, 16:10

@ joseph n attard

Can you read all of the article before you comment?


ALPA president said- "it wished to make it clear that the issue for this threat was not wage increases, as had been insinuated."

Mr Joseph N. Attard

Jul 14th 2011, 19:40

@Brian Spiteri

I was not commenting on the strike threat. I will rephrase what I said in simpler English, to make it easirer to understand: Someone who wants an Airline to cut costs does not demand a 25,000 euro rise for himself and his co-workers.

Giancarlo Refalo

Jul 14th 2011, 23:31

I seem to have missed something here. In what article, where and when, Has Capt. Azzopardi asked for a €25000 increase?

Where does this news come from? have you heard him say it? Or is it simply speculation?

Put your money where your mouth is Mr. Attard.

silvio loporto

Jul 14th 2011, 17:33

If CHICKENS could fly like birds,they would all be Alpa members.

robert pace

Jul 14th 2011, 19:08

Thats the Gonzi medicine sell the assets and just shove the problems. Who cares??
Sorry but when these were all goverment companies how much was the loss they made??
Why dont we question the wages given to the hopless managemnt teams brought in from 2004 onwards? Do we know that most left off with millions in their pockets?
Do we know that some even had the cheek to promote certain blue eyed staff?
What is this that Mia have a monopoly over the airport is this within European regulation?
Do you know how much we airmalta pays for the offices at the airport ion a yearly basis?
when they have their own empty offices at the old terminal my friend??
Do you know that Gonzi sent a guarantee to each and every worker at Air malta stating that their job was secured? dont comment if you dont because you will only be making a fool of yourself .

Patricia Farrugia

Jul 14th 2011, 14:44

I don't think that's fair!! If I'm not mistaken, between 2004-2007 Capt. "Dominic Azzopardi and Co" were giving about LM100 of their salary back to Air Malta every month. They did their part to help our national airline! I don't think anyone else did!

Francesca Borg

Jul 14th 2011, 14:58

I believe ALPA is fighting to try and save a company crippled by all the mismanagment and to try and save the employees from suffering the consequences of such mismanagement, and MOST CERTAINLY NOT for any pay increases. After all it is "Dominic Azzopardi and Co" who took pay cuts in 2004 which were intended to bring the company back together and hey will be the ones to be exiled from the country should they lose their job!

Mr Wally Vella-Zarb

Jul 14th 2011, 15:18

Malta's economy is in dire straits, yet this not stop a weekly increase of €500 - which is around €26 thousand per annum - to Lawrence Gonzi and Co.

G Mizzi

Jul 14th 2011, 15:26

Mr Calleja are you sure you read the article correctly?

Mr Stephen Borg

Jul 14th 2011, 14:19

Most probably because if they open these contracts they would be opening Pandora's box. The only feasible way forward for Air Malta is privatization. It was the case with Olympic and Alitalia which where in the same mess Air Malta is in now.

M. Bezzina

Jul 14th 2011, 13:21

Embraer is ,much cheaper and fuel efficient as well!!

Matthew Cachia

Jul 14th 2011, 13:11

All maltese supermarkets should sue LIDL for loss of earnings too then.

Air Malta could sue Ryanair for loss of earnings.

If hotel Y opens next to hotel X then hotel Y can sue hotel X for loss of earnings.

Dak ragunament!

T Mifsud

Jul 14th 2011, 13:56

Yes they will try but will fall flat on the face like MHRA's bla bla bluff

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