Tourism operators join appeal against pilots’ strike

FATTA (the Federated Association of Travel & Tourism Agents) said that the agency community was fully sympathetic with the plight of Air Malta pilots and employees but that any strike action at this point in time will certainly not resolve anything. 

“On the contrary it would definitely compound the precarious situation that the airline is in and compromise the attempts to salvage the company. This would also be a further serious blow to the travel and tourism industry and could have an adverse effect on the industry in general,” the association said in a statement.

The Association said it fully respects any union’s right to manifest its opinions on the state of affairs and the current restructuring process at Air Malta but appeals to ALPA to reconsider their decision and stop short of any action that could culminate in a death knell to the airline.  This would also be a further serious blow to travel and tourism agents and could have a long term adverse effect on the industry in general.