Egypt’s aviation loses over $429,000 to workers strike

It is a jungle out there at Cairo Airport.
The scene of repeated threats from workers complaining about work conditions or demanding more monetary benefits became an ugly eyesore. This is in addition to the chaos of traffic around the airport terminals and the mafia of taxi drivers in cooperation with corrupted policemen.
Sure, it is nuisance for passengers to deal with that. However, the story is totally different when it comes to safety and security of airport operations. A strategic place like the airport is supposed to be governed by more stringent measures. The airport is not supposed to be a playground for those careless individuals.
I have my own doubts about the amount of losses released by the airport management. Being a part of the problem itself, the airport team would exaggerate the level of wrongdoing of the other side.
Frankly, the airport needs a real administrative, technical, moral revolution to eradicate the multilayered obsolete management mentality.
Date: 08 June 2013 commenting on http://www.ventures-africa.com/

Striking workers at Cairo airport dismissed

Dismissal of 15 workers is not a smart thing to do. What kind of naive minister is that? He is actually complicating things as dismissal without proper legal procedures would give those workers the chance to take the case to the court. They could end up returning to their jobs and be appropriately compensated for what happened to them.

I would interrogate all of them and then fire without any severance pay or financial benefits all those who are actually involved in that stupid action. Airport operation is not a toy for some careless individuals to play with everyday like that.

On the other hand, I know that the airport’s management team, which is headed by the Minister of Civil Aviation himself, may be the source of those reasons which trigger the employees’ demonstrations and strikes.
Date: 07 June 2013 commenting on http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/