Spain in state of alert over air strike chaos

[Lars77]

Source: BBC

The Spanish government has declared a state of alert after a strike by air traffic controllers grounded flights, stranding thousands of travellers.

The measure will allow widldcat strikers to be charged with a crime under the military penal code.

It is the first use of the law since it was created after the death of military ruler Gen Francisco Franco in 1975.

About half of the controllers are at their stations but most are refusing to work, in a dispute over working hours.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11918008

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Now returning to work

Airport operator AENA said controllers, striking in a dispute over working hours, had now begun returning to work.

More than half of Spanish airspace had reopened by 1330 local time, the operator said, but disruption is likely to continue because almost all flights in and out of the country have been cancelled until Sunday morning.

(same link as OP, but updated)

[Xipe Totec]

2. Not at all what I expected to read, based on the headline

Not what 'air strike' usually means.

[Lars77]

3. hehe i didnt think of that actually nt