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Air New Zealand and the company’s engineers have reached an agreement, lifting the strike notice that that threatened to disrupt travel for 120,000 customers in the lead up to Christmas.
Engineers threatened to walk off the job for three days from the 21-24 December unless the two parties reached an agreement over pay.
Urgent talks between the unions and the airline ended today following their third day of mediation.
Negotiations concluded this evening with the parties reaching an agreement that the unions will now take to their members to vote on.
Air New Zealand Chief Ground Operations Officer Carrie Hurihanganui said the airline has been very focused on achieving resolution on behalf of its customers who can now be reassured their Christmas holiday travel plans are secure.
“We know how important it is to our customers to get where they need to be, particularly at this special time of the year and the negotiating teams have been working diligently to achieve this result.”
Mrs Hurihanganui said the airline is unable to discuss details of the agreement as the unions now need to communicate it to their members and achieve ratification. She acknowledged the good faith in which the negotiations had been conducted in helping achieve this outcome for travellers.
Source: radionz.co.nz Republished by arrangement