Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

Published May 14, 2013 1:01pm ET



ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country’s European Union entry.

The indefinite strike canceled some 25 international and domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday. Most of the passengers who purchased tickets for those flights have been put on ones by other airlines.

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