Airline warns of strike threat flights chaos

Nearly one in three Air New Zealand international flights will be cancelled over six days from July 18 if the majority of the carrier’s long-haul cabin staff goes on strike, the company warned today.

Between 15 and 20 international flights a day will be cancelled due to the strike by 1,000 cabin crew – or about 80% of the staff – called after employment contract talks broke down, general manager Ed Sims said.