UK holidaymakers could face more travel chaos as easyJet crew plan nine days of strikes next month.
Cabin crew based in Spain plan a walkout to demand higher pay and will strike on July 1-3, 15-17, and 29-31.
Union USO said the airline's flight attendants in Spain are demanding a 40 percent increase in their basic pay, Sky News reports.
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Miguel Galan, General Secretary of USO's easyJet section, said the basic salary, which excludes bonuses and extra pay, stands at £816 (€950) for easyJet's Spanish staff.
He added this is much lower than in countries such as France and Germany.
Cabin staff at easyJet rival Ryanair also plan to go on strike this month and in July in Spain as well as a number of other countries.
It comes as travellers flying with easyJet could have their plans thwarted by 10,000 flight cancellations.
Yesterday easyJet confirmed it would be cancelling more flights this summer due to staff shortages, flight caps at airports, and other operational issues.
These issues include air traffic control delays, staffing in ground handling and at airports, and increased times for identity checks of new recruits.
Ryanair has warned flight delays and cancellations will continue throughout the summer as airports suffer staff shortages.
Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, said passengers should brace for a “less than satisfactory experience”, with flight delays due to last across the peak season and some airlines cancelling between 5% and 10% of flights.
He told Sky News this was “deeply regrettable”.
He said: “This problem is going to continue particularly at airports like Gatwick and Heathrow right throughout the summer.
“It will be worse at weekends and better during the week.”
He said 99% of Ryanair flights are getting away and that the experience was so far better at its Stansted base than other UK airports, but admitted it will be a “struggle through the summer”.
