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Caribbean Airlines flights delayed following pilot sickout
August 21, 2023
Caribbean Airlines is advising that its teams are still working to manage and update its operational schedules following severe flight disruptions on Sunday.
The disruptions are as a result of a high volume of sick calls from pilots, the company confirmed.
The Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago Monday granted an ex-parte injunction to the airline whose services have been severely affected resulting in the cancellation of several domestic, regional and international flights.
The injunction was granted against the Trinidad and Tobago Airlines Pilots Association (TTALPA), preventing its president, executive members as well as their servants or agents from “taking or continuing to take and/or participating howsoever in industrial action within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act…including calling in sick en masse”
The Court has also ordered that TTALPA direct “forthwith” to instruct or direct CAL workers who are its members to “immediately report for duty as rostered and as they are required to do in the normal course of their employment”.
The Industrial Court said that its orders should continue “until further order” and that the application for the ex-party injunction “be returnable on the 28th day of September, 2023, at the hour of 9.30 o clock”.
In its latest statement, CAL said some international and domestic flights “are still impacted and our dedicated Reservations Service Centre is actively working to contact all affected customers”
It is urging passengers to update their contact information in order to “receive automatic updates and notifications” regarding their flights.
“We want to emphasise that if your flight is cancelled, there is no need for you to head to the airport until we have contacted you with information about your new flight date and time.”
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