Airline workers’ strike in Brazil enters 2nd day
The stoppage staged by pilots and flight attendants (Dec. 20) has entered its second day. From 6 am to 8 am, operations were once again halted at major airports in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, and Fortaleza.According to national airport authority Infraero, Santos Dumont airport, in downtown Rio, registered 11 delays and five flight cancellations. Even though operations gradually returned to normal over the morning, some lines are having to accommodate passengers on other flights.In the view of Leonardo Souza, director of Brazil’s National Union of Aeronauts, the stoppage was joined by more workers on the second day. “Today the turnout was a little higher than yesterday. What we’ve heard is that it’s become stronger, and impact on flights ...