Portuguese airline pilots begin 10-day strike

One in three flights were cancelled, a spokesman for the state-owned airline told AFP, adding however that at least 10 percent of its 300 scheduled flights were expected to run. Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Thursday evening urged the pilots to "review their position", adding that the strike could "put the company in danger". TAP management estimates the strike could cost the airline 70 million euros ($78 million) while the prime minister said on Wednesday