Collective-bargaining talks covering cabin crew at Dutch airline Transavia have reached an impasse after the carrier withdrew a proposed 2% pay increase over 30 months. Transavia now reportedly wants to fund any salary increases through savings on existing employment conditions, including less favourable rules for working and rest periods, with no operational disruption confirmed.
The dispute affects cabin crew in the Netherlands and concerns negotiations for a new collective agreement. Earlier discussions had already stalled over the proposed wage development, which the VNC cabin-crew union considered insufficient in relation to inflation and employees’ purchasing power. The union had also called for a shorter agreement, according to Dutch aviation outlet Up in the Sky.
Transavia’s revised approach shifts the focus from the value of the wage offer to the overall balance of pay and conditions. Changes to working and rest-time arrangements could affect crew scheduling and staffing requirements, but no strike decision, dates or specific consequences for flights have been reported. The parties’ next negotiating steps remain unclear.