Greek air traffic controllers strike on December 15

On December 15, 2010, the skies over Greece will close, as all air traffic controllers will participate in a mass strike announced by the combined unions GSEE and ADEDI. None of the huge number of civilian flights will take place on Wednesday, December 15. The head of the Council of the Union of Greek air traffic controllers, who took an active part in organizing the protest, said that the strike will take place for a whole day from 00.01 to 24.00 15.12.10. During this period, the airspace over Greece will be served exclusively by the country’s air force, flights of heads of state, as well as those flights whose purpose can be classified as emergency.