Eva Air cancels hundreds more flights

The ongoing saga of Taiwanese airline Eva Airways continues as the airline cancelled 550 more flights scheduled through mid-July as a cabin crew strike entered its 14th day. The decision was taken after the latest negotiations on work conditions and wages broke down this week.

Eva Air, best known internationally for the Hello Kitty livery on some of its jets, operates flights to many destinations around Asia as well as to North America and Europe.

Flight attendants at the Taiwanese airline went on strike on June 20 after a months-long discussion between the two yielded no results, disrupting over 2,000 flights and impacting about 405,000 passengers including the latest cancellations.

The strike, the longest in Taiwan’s aviation history where labour unrest is uncommon, has led Eva to estimate a revenue loss of about €50 million.

There was no indication of any resolution early on Wednesday with a union representing Eva flight attendants urging the firm to come back to the negotiation table, saying no renewed contacts between the parties had been initiated.

The Strait Times/ Reuters/Eva Air