EVA Air strike leaves thousands of passengers stranded in Taiwan
- More than 100 flights grounded as a result of industrial action by cabin crew
A strike by flight attendants at EVA Air, Taiwan’s second-largest airline, has left thousands of passengers scrambling for alternative transport.
Taiwan media reported that more than 100 flights would be cancelled and almost 20,000 passengers affected on the first three days of the strike, which began on Thursday afternoon after negotiations broke down.
The airline operates about 80 international flights daily and its domestic operations were not affected.
About 100 union members staged a sit-in outside the airline’s suburban Taipei headquarters on Thursday night to further press their demands.
On its Twitter feed, the airline said it was “working closely with concerned authorities, fellow airlines, and travel agencies to arrange alternative flights for passengers and doing all we can to reduce delays”.
