From this week, more holidaymakers could see further travel chaos as Ryanair and easyJet staff go on strike.
Employees of Ryanair at major Spanish airports will stage 24-hour walkouts today and on July 14 and 15 and also from July 18 to 21 and from July 25 to 28. Similar stoppages by easyJet crew will begin on Friday and continue on Saturday (July 16) and Sunday (July 17).
Staff based at Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Malaga, Seville, Valencia, Alicante and Santiago de Compostela are involved. Further strikes are planned by easyJet staff based at Palma, Barcelona and Malaga, for July 29, 30 and 31, reported Staffordshire Live.
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Ryanair staff are calling for changes in working agreements while easyJet counterparts are demanding a 40% pay hike. Ryanair has said it expects “minimal (if any) disruption to its flight schedules in July as a result of minor and poorly- supported Spanish labour strikes”.
The airline said: “Less than 1% of Ryanair’s flights have been affected in the past month by recent minor and poorly supported cabin crew strikes called by unions who are either not recognised by or who represent tiny numbers of Ryanair crews.”
Low-cost carrier easyJet said it plans to operate its full schedule of flights, but agreed there could be some disruption to its schedules. The airline added: “Should the industrial action go ahead, there could be some disruption to our flying programme to and from Malaga, Palma and Barcelona during the strike period but at this stage, easyJet plans to operate its full schedule and we would like to reassure customers that we will do everything possible to minimise any disruption.”
Meanwhile, Ryanair pilots in Belgium will join their French colleagues in a walkout planned for July 23, 24 and 25.
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