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The Airline Pilots Association of Malta (ALPA) said on Saturday morning that in the current financial difficulties of Air Malta it considers inappropriate the exorbitant spending on lavish receptions to celebrate the Airline’s re-branding and unveiling of its new livery and has directed its members to boycott these events.
ALPA said that invitations to this “once in a lifetime experience” “with plenty to drink and eat” have been issued to all Air Malta employees with another event planned the following day for all stake holders and business partners.
“In the current financial situation” ALPA feels that “such expenses are highly inappropriate and these funds could have been put to better and more productive use. Given this scenario ALPA has instructed all its members not to participate in this event.
ALPA also said that: “It had been promised that it would be consulted and involved in the Airline’s restructuring process. The re-branding process with all its substantial costs as never mentioned in the Steering Committee, and once again ALPA was not consulted or involved in this matter.”
ALPA said that all its members look forward to attending such events when the company returns to profitability and is in a better and more stable financial situation.
Air Malta Replies to ALPA
Air Malta this morning took note of ALPA’s stand with regards to the rebranding of the airline.
While expressing its disappointment that once again the Executive Committee of the Union has failed to rise above the canopy and look at the big picture it is pleased to note that the same Executive is finally becoming more sensitive to the precarious financial situation of the Company.
Air Malta now expects ALPA to reconsider its demands made to the Company as part of its discussions and bring them more in line with the situation currently at hand with a view to ensure that Air Malta returns to profitability and a more stable financial situation.
Comments
CUC BARRANI
- Sun 29-Jul-2012, 15:09KORRUZZJONI MINN CUC BARRANI IMQABBAD MILL-LAGHAQA TAL-GVERN NAZZJONALISTA LI QED IKOMPLI JFALLI L-AIR MALTA
Tergawx Tizbaljaw!!
- Sun 29-Jul-2012, 05:55Ergaw ivvotaw lin-nazzjonalisti tal AirMalta!!!
halli jkomplu jiddistabilizzaw
il familji taghkom.... U JosepH TAbone jghodd il liri li dahhal minn fuq darkom ghaliex wara li nxtraw l-RJ70
svinat il-kumpanija. Skond is-Sur Frans Camilleri il-prezz kien diga miftiehem. Issa bil festini qed ikomplu jghaddu
z-zmien bikhom.
Minn ivvota lil PN biex serqu
l-elezzjoni tat 2008 qed jahsad
dak li sera.
the fly
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 23:46'lavish party with great food and drink' and that's just for celebrating exorbitant losses...then again Marie Antoinette summed it all up so well more than two hundred years ago...'Let them eat cake', she said, which seems to be the mood at AIRMALTA while the rest of us struggle to keep our families decently fed and clothed!
f.bugelli
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 18:47lavish party with great food and drink to celebrate 30million financial losses.!are we ok or have just gone stark raving mad.!!!
BETTER FUTURE
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 17:06The above article, especially the KM reply, seems to point to abnormally high requests by ALPA. I agree completely with ALPA's stand on lavish parties and agree that these should be toned down and not used as "feel good" initiatives for employees. However, as a taxpayer, and although I have no clue what ALPA are requesting, I suggest financial caution all round.
G L Calleja
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 14:55Now here is a savings idea At these parties serve only economy class food the same like they serve on the airplanes. Mr Davies and his Merry Men can enjoy some of that despicable food they serve on some of the Air Malta flights.
Jackal
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 14:47L-issue mhux biss l-ispejjez tar- receptions meta l- Air Malta falluta, imma kif il- mercinarji barranin hatru lill FutureBrands b' direct appointment u minghajr qatt ma semmew kemm jiswa l- kuntratt.
Infakkar li f' Mejju li ghadda Maltastar giet mhedda minn Davies bil- libelli ghax kixfitlu kemm jeccella f'dawn it tip ta' kuntratti. Fakkritu meta ghamel l- istess mal- BWIA b' kuntratti miljunarji lill hbieb tal- hbieb tieghu meta din l- airline kienet falluta.
Nispera li Gvern Laburista gdid fi ftit tax- xhur ohra jinvestiga dan kollhu.
P. Farrugia
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 11:11Jekk jerga jitla il-PN l-Airmalta zgur li tinbiegh jew tizzarma a'la Seamalta, tarzna etc. L-ewwel ihallu lil tal-qalba jafgu u isiru sinjuruni min fuqhom, wara jibdew jonfqu bl-addocc biex taparsi jirrangawhom u dik tkun id-daqqa tal-mewt.
HAWKEYE
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 11:00GONZIPN SHOULD TAKE ALPA'S EXAMPLE AND NOT HOST LAVISH PARTIES EVERYTIME HE HAS TO HAVE HIS NAME ENGRAVED ON A PIECE OF MARBLE.FOR FUCK'S SAKE PAUL BORG OLIVIER IS CRYING HIS EYES OUT THAT THE PN IS BROKE (HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST LIE AFTER 100 MILLION EUROS PER YEAR IF WE JOIN THE EU)LIES LIES AND MORE DAMNED LIES.
WATERS
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 10:51The real union not the YES UNION.
Dollars and cents it makes perfect sense.....
l fenech
- Sat 28-Jul-2012, 10:04Sewwa tghamel ALPA, x'bajna nisimghu lil barranin jghamlu li iridu bi flus il-maltin minghajr ma jikkunsultaw ma hadd. Fejn hu zmien Mintoff?