China Eastern operations back to normal after strike

SHANGHAI, April 9 (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd (600115.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday that operations at its Yunnan subsidiary had returned to normal, following disruptions of flights last week that media reports attributed to a strike action by pilots. The airline will also seriously examine areas of management which may need improvement, it said in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. China Eastern said on Monday that the subsidiary had grounded pilots who flew domestic flights back to their departure airports last week for what were suspected to be contrived reasons. Local media said the actions were a strike over pay and work conditions. The disruptions had originally been attributed to weather conditions but the company later acknowledged they involved a "human element". (Reporting by Sophie Taylor; Editing by Edmund Klamann)