Avianca begins the reincorporation of pilots after almost two months of strike

The airline Avianca announced today that it began the process of reincorporation of 500 pilots after the strike they carried out for almost two months.

Bogotá, Nov 15 (EFE) .- The Avianca airline announced today that it began the process of reincorporating 500 pilots after the strike they carried out for almost two months.

"Avianca start the process of reincorporation of pilots in line with what is established in the Colombian Law, the internal rules of the company and the current collective agreement, "the company said. a statement.

This work, said Avianca, "will have the oversight of representatives of the Ministry of Labor and the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Civil Aviators (Acdac), to whom the company has allowed them to remain on the ground to accompany this process. "

The strike of 702 pilots, equivalent to half of Avianca's aviation staff, began on September 20 to demand better wages and other work benefits, and was declared illegal by the law.

Last Friday pilots affiliated with the Acdac they approved the suspension of the cessation of activities that forced the company to cancel 14,547 mostly internal flights, which affected more than 400,000 passengers.

Last week, the President of Avianca's board of directors and majority shareholder of the airline, Germán Efromovich, declared himself satisfied with the decision of the pilots to lift the strike, but clarified that they will have to face disciplinary processes.

The company estimates that for each day of the strike it stopped selling 2.5 million dollars.