News about the Avianca pilot strike

As many of you might already have noticed, there is a strike of about 700 pilots of the Colombian airline Avianca. Although some pilots have now re-integrated into the flight operations, a premature end of the strike is not yet in sight. According to the Colombian Association of Civil Aviators (ACDAC), the union which represents around half of Avianca’s pilots in Colombia, the strike could go on for 60 days. So, in the worst case, the strike will continue until November 19th.
What does this mean to us? We will be informed at least 24 hours before the flight, whether or not the originally booked flight is scheduled. All customers booked on a flight canceled due to the strike are automatically rebooked to another flight (normally just some few hours earlier or later). Normally we get an acceptable alternative, as Avianca has several connections daily on the vast majority of routes. The change of the flight does not cause any extra costs.
We keep you informed about the current developments regarding the strike.