Moroccan Air Traffic Controllers Plan Holiday Strike, Threatening Travel Disruptions

The air traffic controllers are clearly not yet satisfied despite the many negotiations with the management of the National Airports Office (ONDA). As the end-of-year holidays approach, these professionals have once again brandished the threat of industrial action to get their way.

In a statement, the Unified National Bureau of Air Traffic Controllers, a member of the ONDA National Union affiliated with the CDT, announced the cessation of all air traffic services in all Moroccan airports and airspace, for a period of 15 days, starting next Friday. However, a "minimum service" will remain ensured throughout the Moroccan airspace, the same source specifies.

To justify the movement, the organizers cited the failure of discussions around the payment of the salary revaluation bonus formalized in a protocol agreement signed in 2019 with the ONDA management. A bonus that was again discussed during negotiations started in August last year with the ONDA management, then in October, during a meeting with the Ministry of Employment.