Cityjet services from London City are set to be disrupted later this week after cabin crew voted in favour of strike action over proposed pay cuts.
Union Unite, which represents the airline’s cabin crew, said: “Business flyers using London City airport face severe disruption when award winning cabin crew working for Cityjet strike for five days, starting on Thursday, October 20, in a dispute over proposed pay cuts of up to 50 per cent”.
According to Unite, a total of 36 Cityjet crew voted by 84 per cent in favour of strike action “on an array of issues including roster agreements, pay and allowances”.
The five days of discontinuous strike action are due to take place from 05.00 on October 20 until 23.59 on October 21, and again from 05.00 on October 24 until 22.00 on October 26.
Unite added that the cabin crew strike action “coincides with limited industrial action being taken by Cityjet pilots represented by Unite in Dublin, where the company has refused to refer issues in dispute to the Irish Labour Court, contrary to an agreement between Cityjet and the union”.
Cityjet said in a statement: “The company is available to meet with cabin crew representatives and will continue to pursue all avenues available to it under industrial relations procedures in the UK.”