Archive for April, 2007
Aiport - As a result of recent developments and discussions relating to some of PJIAE employees represented by the union UFA we hereby announce the following.
Events effective this morning April 19, 2007, seem to indicate that some of the employees represented by the UFA have decided to start and resorted to taking actions. As a result we have instituted our contigency plan to limit the effects of said action on airport operations and to ensure and maintain the highest levels of safety and security at the airport. Until now the actions have been concentrated among the air traffic controllers. We anticipate that some adjustment to staffing levels will be necessary and that some flights will be delayed during this period. We have informed the airlines and other users at the airport of this situation. Specifically, the airlines have been informed, that in terms of air traffic control services, our radar services are temporarily unavailable and that procedural control services will continue as normal. Up to the time of this release, 18:00 hours, there were no disruptions to operations at PJIA.
We wish to inform the public at large that we are doing everything possible to restore normal operations and apologize to the traveling public for any inconveniences these developments may cause.
Princess Juliana International Airport operating company N.V.
Simpson Bay
drs. Eugene B. Holiday
President
Airport - PJIAE hereby announces that it is not our policy to discuss its personnel affairs in the media and definitely not the personal medical condition of one of our employees. We therefore deem it unfortunate that the UFA has chosen to discuss the personal dossier of one of our employees in the press and totally distance ourselves from this behavior. Further, we wish to note that the information printed in the Daily Herald of Saturday, April 14, 2007 and The Today of Monday, April 16, 2007 regarding PJIAE’s handling of the matter is inaccurate. PJIAE at not time offered to cut the salary, threatened, attempted to victimize or acted unlawfully towards the employee in question. Considering the above we deem it inappropriate that the UFA has chosen to use the unfortunate circumstance of the employee in question in an attempt to justify their intended actions.
Princess Juliana International Airport operating company N.V.
Simpson Bay
drs. Eugene B. Holiday
President