EVA Air Service used to have 4 to 6 people working on luggage loading, but yesterday there were only 2 people.

(Photographed by reporter Yao Jiexiu)

[Reporters Chen Xinyu, Yao Jiexiu, Hong Dinghong/Comprehensive Report] Taoyuan Airport was in chaos yesterday due to the collective absence of EVA Airline employees without warning. Fan Xiaolun, general manager of Taoyuan Airport Company, immediately set up an emergency response team and invited EVA Airline, EVA Air and other relevant units to negotiate. Originally coordinating with Tao Qin Company for support, but due to the opposition of the Tao Qin labor union, it was abandoned. EVA Air Service dispatched administrative personnel to support it.

An employee of Evergreen Airlines revealed that if the company has not let go of the year-end bonus for three months, it does not rule out taking leave during peak transportation seasons such as the Lunar New Year and the two-two-eighth holiday.

600 manpower was lost due to resignation and poaching

EVA Air Service is a subsidiary of EVA Air. In addition to being responsible for the ground handling of EVA Air, it also acts as an agent for the ground handling of foreign airlines such as Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and New Zealand.

Before the epidemic, there were about 2,500 employees. During the epidemic, due to the increased risk of infection, the increased workload due to heavy freight, and the newly established Xingyu Airlines, a large number of manpower was lost. At present, there are about 1,900 employees.

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EVA air crew employees do not enjoy free air tickets, and their year-end bonuses are not as good as those of the parent company. The average salary is about 30,000 yuan.

Last year, when the year-end bonus was only 10,000 yuan, it also caused employees to be dissatisfied and asked for leave. But at that time, freight was the mainstay.

This year's New Year's Day has a large number of people going out, and passenger traffic is gradually recovering, so it is obvious that flights have been affected.

According to side reports, other airlines poached about 300 people by means of salary increases or promotions. The initial salary increase was 8,000 to 10,000 yuan, and now the salary is 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, and free air tickets are provided every year.

Evergreen Airline does not organize labor unions. Employees revealed that Evergreen Shipping has set a new record in 45 months, and EVA Air’s three months is twice that of last year. Even the loss-making Xingyu Airlines has one month at the end of the year. Evergreen is making money. , but it was only issued for one month, which is unacceptable.

The labor union of EVA Airways and the Taoyuan Pilots Union expressed solidarity

EVA Air's labor union issued a statement yesterday in solidarity, calling for reasonable working conditions with flight crew colleagues.

The Taoyuan City Pilots Professional Union issued a statement and called on the front cabin crew to treat the delay calmly, and also encouraged ground crew colleagues.

Taoji Co., Ltd. coordinated with Taoyuan Aviation Service Co., Ltd. yesterday morning. Taoqin Company promised to provide manpower needs. Taoqin Labor Union was informed that it issued a statement hoping that the company would not intervene. Call the members of the association by yourself to intervene in unexpected unexplained incidents of other ground handling operators, and you will bear the consequences.

Changqin: Serious delays will never happen again

EVA Air Service said last night that it has dispatched about 40 administrative personnel who are available to join the aviation ground handling operations this morning, and the serious delays yesterday will not recur.

As for the failure of the air traffic control system in Manila, the Philippines, which affected my nine flights to Southeast Asia, four of them diverted to Kaohsiung Airport for landing, and all of them left the station after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Some employees of EVA Air Service are dissatisfied that the year-end payment is only issued for one month, and there is no early warning to "ask for leave" on New Year's Day. The apron is full of ground support equipment, but no one is operating it.

(Photographed by reporter Yao Jiexiu)