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Strike Forces Spain's Iberia to Cancel More Than 100 Flights
Spanish airline Iberia says it has canceled 104 flights during a one-day strike by pilots protesting the company's planned new budget carrier.
January 11, 2012
(AP) Madrid — Spanish airline Iberia says it was able to reschedule flights for most of the estimated 10,000 passengers on long-haul, medium-haul and domestic flights affected by Wednesday's strike. The stoppage is the fourth one-day one in less than a month by pilots union SEPLA, which claims the creation of the Iberia Express budget airline will lead to job losses among the company's 1,600 pilots.