No one is relishing this confrontation; not the company, not the LIS crews and not the crews called to operate.
One thing is for sure the company wont let the passengers suffer; one way or another the flights will operate.
The issues between the LIS crews and the company will be resolved. The bad feeling between crew called to operate over Christmas and the striking LIS crews will take a lot longer to mend. 'Divide and Rule' who's responsible this time!