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The low-cost company has sent a notice of lawsuits against Statnett, as well as several municipalities and counties after entering Norway.
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Wizz Air has sent notifications of lawsuits against several Norwegian municipalities and counties, as well as against the state company Statnett. The company writes in a press release.
“Wizz Air responds to the fact that local and regional elected bodies, and the state company Statnett, have adopted a boycott without evaluating the legality of the boycott and without any preparation of the case,” the airline writes, emphasizing that they were not contacted before decisions will be made. .
Wizz Air has sent the notice of claim to the Agder County Municipality, the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality, the Bergen Municipality, the Viken County Municipality, the Stord Municipality, the Oslo Municipality and Statnett.
– A decision on a boycott is something quite different from a free exchange of views. Such decisions are intended to create a chilling and deterrent effect on the public, and have a glaring anti-competitive effect, says Wizz Air CEO Marion Geoffroy in a comment.
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The airline writes that they give the recipients of the lawsuit the opportunity to reverse the boycott, which is described as “illegal.” All players have been given a three-week response time, the company claims.
“Wizz Air’s position is based on Norwegian boycott legislation and the fact that Norway is bound to comply with the EEA agreement, which will guarantee the right of establishment in all member countries,” the airline writes.
Statnett’s communications manager, Nina Kviberg, was unaware of the notice of the lawsuit when E24 contacted her Monday morning and says they should wait to comment on the case.
E24 has tried to contact Wizz Air, who did not immediately respond to our inquiry.
I don’t want unions
Wizz Air began domestic flights in Norway in October. Since the company announced its entry, there has been a debate surrounding the company and several players have called for a boycott.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg also arrived early to announce that she would not fly with the company.
– I will not fly with a company that refuses to organize workers, Solberg said in question time at the Storting on October 14.
– In the same way that I have never flown with Ryanair. Because ten years ago I said that it was unacceptable for me to travel with airlines that do not have adequate and orderly working conditions for their employees, he continued.
The debate has revolved especially around the attitudes of the company towards the unions. The CEO, József Váradi, said in October that it was inappropriate to enter into collective agreements with unions if he was going to have employees in Norway:
– No, that’s not the plan. We are an airline without unions, said Váradi.
– We are proud of the culture of our company. We have an open and good dialogue internally in the company, including an employee council, he continued.
Earlier this month, the airline’s communications manager, Andras Rado, stated that Wizz Air believed the boycott violated international law.
– The attempt to use boycott and harassment tactics to force employees to organize is an obvious violation of their rights, Rado wrote in an email to Klassekampen.
