EVA Air capacity increasing with help of strike breakers: airline

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/03
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) EVA Airways will be able to operate about several more flights than scheduled starting Wednesday as 400 flight attendants who went on a strike have changed their mind and returned to work, the company said Wednesday.

EVA Air previously announced that 73 out of 179 flights were canceled on Wednesday, affecting 11,500 passengers, but after adjusting its schedule, about 70 percent of its flights will operate as normal.

The increased capacity is the result of more striking flight attendants abandoning the labor action and going back to work, EVA Air said.

Beyond the 400 people who have already broken the picket line, another 200 flight attendants are waiting to get back three essential work documents — their passport, Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents, and EVA Air employee identification cards –they handed over to the union when the strike began, EVA Air said.    [FULL  STORY]