Icelandair announced that it struck a deal with the Cabin Crew Association the day after it shared that it would fire all of its flight attendants and temporarily replace them with pilots.
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The airline reportedly reached an agreement with the flight union at 2 a.m. on Sunday, a day before the dismissal was supposed to go into effect, and withdrew its decision to fire the flight crews.
The agreement will be voted for approval on July 27, 2020.
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Originally, Icelandair had decided to appoint pilots to oversee the duties of flight attendants after announcing that “it would permanently terminate the employment of the current members of its cabin crew and permanently suspend the employment relationship between the parties,” he shared in a statement from press.
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The move came after negotiations with the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association (FFI), which began last month, did not come to a conclusion. The airline wrote in the statement that after reaching an agreement, which was later rejected by the union, it became “evident that a mutually agreed conclusion will not be reached.”
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However, in an update from the airline, he shared that the two groups had signed a tentative agreement to be voted on later this month.
“The agreement is based on the same principles as the agreement agreed between the parties on June 25, 2020 and, therefore, meets the stated objectives of increasing productivity and flexibility for the company and at the same time guarantees compensation competitive for cabin crew members, “an Icelandair statement to Simple Flying read.
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