The airline industry has been thrown into chaos as it struggles to recover after the pandemic.
Staff shortages and flight caps at major airports have caused misery for many passengers planning their getaway. The disruption looks set to continue throughout the summer as reports suggested easyJet are slashing 10,000 flights, which could affect 1.5 million holidaymakers.
The airline industry is expected to be hit by further disruption during the summer period as staff from a number of major operators are planning industrial action to protest against working conditions. We have rounded up the planned strike action below and how it might affect holidaymakers.
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British Airways
British Airways check in staff and ground crew at Heathrow voted to go on strike yesterday in a dispute over pay. The workers are backed by Unite and the GMB union, who said strike action was likely to be held during the peak summer holiday period.
GMB's National Officer had previously warned BA "faces a gruelling summer of travel chaos if they won't give workers what's rightfully theirs" and called upon the company to save the summer holidays after 91% of members voted in favour of strike action.
Nadine Houghton said: "With grim predictability, holidaymakers face massive disruption thanks to the pig-headedness of British Airways. BA have tried to offer our members crumbs from the table in the form of a 10% one-off bonus payment, but this doesn't cut the mustard.
"Our members need to be reinstated the 10% they had stolen from them last year with full back pay and the 10% bonus which other colleagues have been paid. GMB members at Heathrow have suffered untold abuse as they deal with the travel chaos caused by staff shortages and IT failures.
"At the same time, they've had their pay slashed during BA's callous fire and rehire policy. What did BA think was going to happen?
"It's not too late to save the summer holidays - other BA workers have had their pay cuts reversed/ Do the same for ground and check-in staff and this industrial action can be nipped in the bud."
easyJet
easyJet cabin crew in Spain will strike for nine days during this year's summer season. easyJet staff are set to walk out in phases - between July 1 and 3, between 15 and 17, and finally between 29 and 31.
The union is looking for a 40% pay rise in low-paid cabin staff’s basic wage. If a deal can't be struck ahead of the dates, hundreds of crew will refuse to work for three 72-hour periods.
While UK staff are not planning to strike, thousands of British holidaymakers could see their plans thrown into chaos. Bases in Barcelona, Málaga and Palma are likely to be particularly impacted.
Ryanair
Ryanair staff are planning industrial action in five European countries in June and July. Strikes are set to take place in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium.
Union members in France are expected to walkout on June 25 - 26, with a number of airports set to be be affected. Cabin crew in Italy have called for 24 hours of industrial action on June 25.
Staff in Spain are planning a six day strike on June 24, 25, 26, 30 - as well as on July 1 and 2. Cabin crew in Portugal are walking out on June 24, 25 and 26 to demand better working conditions.
Unions in Belgium are planning to walk out from June 24 - 26 amid claims Ryanair is not respecting labour laws. However, Good Morning Britain's travel expert Simon Calder claimed the company is not expecting the strike action to disrupt its operations.
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