#Beirut air traffic controller #strike delays flights
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A two-hour strike by Lebanese #air_traffic_controllers at Beirut’s #airport delayed over a dozen arriving and departing flights on Tuesday, airport sources said. The air traffic controllers called for the stoppage to press for higher pay and the implementation of other demands they say had been agreed with government officials. “If there is no response to our demands, then of course the subsequent steps will be escalatory,” said Ali Hammoud, the head of a committee representing air traffic controllers, according to a statement. read more