
Greek riot policemen clash with truck owners, trying to prevent them from blocking the Port of Piraeus, Athens, on 24 September 2010. EPA/BGNES
Greece's airspace will be closed from 2 pm until 6 pm (EET) on Thursday as a result of a strike of airtraffic controllers.
The temporary airspace closure is part of a 24-hour strike by Greek civil servants that will protest austerity measures introduced by the Greek government.
It will lead to the canceling of dozens of international flights on Thursday.
Civil servants union ADEDY says that civil servants and government officials lost 25% of their income in cuts introduced in the last 10 months, as cited by DPA.
Greece has committed to an austerity and reform program designed to reduce its staggering budget deficit in exchange for a EUR 110 B dollar bailout package from the EU and the IMF that helped it avoid bankruptcy in the spring.