Navigation aérienne : Menace de grève à l'ASECNA et risques de turbulences à l'AIBD
The social climate is darkening in Senegal. The ASECNA workers' union in Senegal issued an alarming press release on April 25, 2026, denouncing the failure to respect agreements concluded with the Ministry of Land and Air Transport (MITTA) and the management of Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD SA). The workers are alerting the public to highly probable disruptions that could paralyze the operation of AIBD and the entire national airspace in the coming days.
The heart of the dispute lies in the delayed payment of the Air Safety Allowance (ISA), a crucial component of these employees' salaries. According to the union, the workers are now owed five months of back pay. This situation is considered all the more paradoxical given that all human and material resources are currently being mobilized for the upcoming reopening of Ziguinchor airport, an operation that relies heavily on the technical expertise of these same ASECNA employees.
The inter-union group points out that a similar scenario played out nearly a year ago. At that time, a strike notice was narrowly averted after specific agreements were signed under the auspices of the relevant ministry. Today, union members denounce a persistent gap between the government's written commitments and their concrete implementation on the ground. They believe this breakdown in trust is likely to seriously damage the social climate within a sector as sensitive as air navigation.
Faced with what it considers a challenge to a right acquired over more than two decades, the inter-union group has announced its firm resolve to defend its rights by all legal means. A new strike notice will be filed imminently to demand strict adherence to the commitments made on behalf of the State. While determined, the workers nevertheless state their willingness to enter into urgent and serious negotiations to avoid a total shutdown of air traffic, which would have serious consequences for the national economy.
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