The general strike scheduled for Wednesday, June 3rd, in Portugal It will cancel some flights between Brazil and the country. The disruptions begin the day before, on Tuesday the 2nd, and are expected to affect thousands of passengers.
The strike is in protest against the proposed changes to Portuguese labor laws. Blue and TAPThe main companies on the route have already announced cuts to their operations.
Azul confirmed the cancellation of four flights. The first affected flights depart from Brazil on Tuesday and were scheduled to arrive in... portuguese capital on the day of the strike.
The company has cancelled flights AD8750 (Campinas-Lisbon) and AD8900 (Viracopos-Lisbon) scheduled for June 2nd. Flights AD8751 (Lisbon-Campinas) and AD8901 (Lisbon-Viracopos) will also not operate on Wednesday. It is estimated that more than a thousand passengers will be affected.
According to the company, affected customers are already being notified. "Azul informs that, due to a general strike by Portuguese service providers scheduled for June 3rd, it has had to cancel flights AD8750 (Campinas-Lisbon) and AD8900 (Viracopos-Lisbon) on Tuesday, June 2nd, and flights AD8751 (Lisbon-Campinas) and AD8901 (Lisbon-Viracopos), both on Wednesday, June 3rd. Impacted customers are being informed," the company stated in a note.
The company also expressed regret over the situation. "Azul regrets the situation, which is entirely beyond its control, and reiterates that it is working to minimize any potential impacts," it stated.
TAP will operate with only minimum services, and flights are already affected on Tuesday. On Wednesday, of the 79 minimum service flights, 17 connect the two countries. Under normal conditions, TAP operates 20 daily flights between Brazil and Portugal..
The full list of flights can be viewed here. here.
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