Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir says Iceland must make its voice heard at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which began yesterday.

The Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics’ Association (FVFÍ) and Icelandair have reached an agreement for FVFÍ to call off its ongoing strike in order to prevent further harm to the company, its customers, employees and stakeholders.

The government is expected to introduce legislation to end the aircraft mechanics’ strike, which began at midnight.

A strike by aircraft mechanics employed by Icelandair officially began at midnight, prompting the airline to cancel all morning flights, both domestic and international.

An indefinite strike by Icelandair aircraft mechanics is set to begin at midnight tonight unless the situation changes. As of last night, no meeting had been called by the State Mediator in the labour dispute.

Update: As noted in the Icelandic Stock Exchange, at 11:08 the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFÍ) ended their strike. Icelandair flights are expected to resume.  The government met this morning to pass a law to require the Icelandic Ai...

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