Wideroe crew strike grounds flights in Norway

Published May 8, 2013 10:28am ET



OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 passengers in Norway and northern Europe.

The airline says 312 flight attendants went on strike Wednesday to get their pension program in line with Wideroe’s pilots, who are able to determine their own pension schemes.

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