Peru’s air traffic controllers union announced it would be lifting the 72-hour strike, and said they would resume normal operations at 7pm on Friday.
The secretary general of the union, Alberto Pimentel, told local radio RPP the decision was made after aviation authorities agreed to resume negotiations on Monday.
Authorities agreed to resume negotiations, based on the union’s demand, which included increased pay, and reversing the decision to fire controllers who had participated during a previous strike.
Some flights were delayed on Thursday and Friday, but no major problems were reported during the first two days of the strike, said El Comercio.
On Thursday the government issued an emergency statement that authorized the hiring of foreign personal to work in the control towers and make up for the lack of air traffic controllers.
Union members opposed the hiring of Ecuadorians and Panamanian air traffic controllers, arguing it represented a threat to national independence.