Colombia Travel Chaos to Continue Amid Avianca-Pilot Standoff
- Union rejected call for tribunal during 60-day strike period
- Airline has canceled about 250 flights a day on pilot strike
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Colombian pilots said they’d continue their strike, dashing hopes of an early end to the disruption at Avianca SA that has grounded 250 flights a day by the nation’s biggest airline.
The country’s labor ministry had called for mandatory arbitration on Thursday, which Avianca said meant the strike would be lifted within 48 hours. Instead, the union said its pilots would continue to protest, saying they had a legal right to a 60-day strike before the tribunal could be called.