Thousands of Turkish Airlines staff on strike Turkey's aviation union said on Wednesday that Turkish Airlines (THY) workers were on strike to press for pay raises and the reinstatement of sacked colleagues, but the national flag carrier denied any delays or interruptions in flights. The union said that thousands of THY workers would join the strike which got underway at 0200 GMT and was called mainly to force the company into rehiring colleagues who were sacked last June for causing major disruptions to the carrier's operations during a previous strike. Images and soundbites