Cabin crew strike led all EgyptAir flights to be cancelled for 12 hours on Friday (Photo: Reuters)
Cabin crew working for national carrier EgyptAir have reached a partial agreement with the company's management, with the latter approving a large portion of the workers demands, although some financial aspects still unmet.
A cabin crew strike early Friday morning led Egypt's state owned airline to suspend all international flights for 12 consecutive hours.
Air hostesses and stewards had several demands related to improving their financial status and work conditions. These demands included the creation of a separate division within the company for cabin crew, hiring extra crew to ease the load on current staff, and improving the wage structure of the staff.
"We know that Egypt is currently going through tough times financially, and the same goes for EgyptAir," Mahmoud Khairy, head of the cabin crew association told Ahram Online. "That is why we are satisfied with the gains we have made."
One of the company's concessions was to officially allow female hostesses to wear the hijab. In addition, around 250 new members will be added to the cabin crew team. Meanwhile, 190 staff members who are not physically fit to fly will be transferred to administrative divisions of the company.
A representative from the presidency and the Cabinet attended all reconciliation meetings between the striking staff and the company's management.
In September 2011, the air carrier's ground staff went on strike to demand better working conditions.
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