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Staffing problems disrupt operations at Gdańsk airport

The airport's spokeswoman, Agnieszka Michajlow, told PAP on Sunday that some take-offs and landings had been delayed. Adam Warżawa/PAP

Air operations at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport were interrupted on Sunday owing to a lack of approach controllers.

Staffing problems threaten operations at Gdańsk airport

Air operations at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport will likely be impaired on Sunday owing to lack of approach controllers.

Air traffic controllers sign new contracts with airspace authority

A total of 181 new employment contracts have been signed by air traffic controllers with the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAZP) under an agreement reached with an air traffic controllers' union.

Air agency, air traffic controller unions reach agreement

The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAZP) and protesting air traffic controller unions have reached agreement on wages and working conditions, PAZP CEO Anita Oleksiak told a press conference on Wednesday.

Court issues arrest warrant against air controller over Smolensk crash

A Warsaw court has issued an arrest warrant against a Russian air traffic controller who was on duty at the time when the Polish presidential plane crashed in Smolensk on April 10, 2010.

Gov't welcomes deal ending air traffic controllers' strike

Poland's infrastructure minister has welcomed an agreement between the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAZP) and air traffic controllers which has averted mass flight cancellations.

Gov't proposes higher wages for protesting air traffic controllers

Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has described a PLN 55,000 (EUR 11,690) monthly salary for striking air traffic controllers as a “very good” proposal.

Ryanair takes new Polish air traffic legislation to EC

Irish budget airline Ryanair has complained to the European Commission about legislation which could cut back on flights to and from Warsaw from May 1, because it believes that the list of prioritised destinations unfairly favours Polish flag carrier LOT.

Warsaw faces severe cuts in air traffic from May says EU agency

If no agreement is reached between striking air traffic controllers and Polish civil aviation authorities, Warsaw's two airports may soon see two-thirds of their regular flights cancelled, the Eurocontrol aviation safety agency has said.

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