Holidaymakers are being warned to expect disruption as airline staff in Spain have planned strike action that will last up until January.
Speaking to the i, The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) confirmed that only strike action by workers in Spain at Ryanair, Iberia Express cabin crew and easyJet pilots has been confirmed.
This comes after reports of '25 days of airports strikes' led to holidaymakers concerned about their trips over October break. However, the union has since said that strike action from airport staff has not been confirmed.
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As the cost of living rises, we're seeing more industries call for strike action over pay and working conditions with airline staff in Spain walking out.
While Ryanair insists there will be minimum disruption, here's what you can expect from the strike action taking place in Spain until January.
Spain Ryanair staff strikes
While staff in the UK are not striking, holidaymakers have been warned by Foreign Travel Advice to expect disruption as a number of airports will be affected.
Following a dispute over pay, working conditions and job security, Ryanair cabin crew in Spain are striking every week, Monday to Friday right through to January 7 2023. This followed reports of staff dismissals involving those who took part in industrial action in July.
USO reported that since last week's four-day strike action, there have been 18 dismissed workers, more than 150 disciplinary files, eight flights canceled and 1,138 delays.
A spokesperson from Ryanair said: "These two tiny unions who represent only a handful of our Spanish cabin crew have held a number of poorly supported 'strikes' in June and July which have had little or no impact on Ryanair’s flights to or from Spain.
"In July alone Ryanair operated over 3,000 daily flights and carried a record 16.8m passengers – many of them to/from Spain. Ryanair expects that these latest threatened strikes, which involve only a handful of our Spanish cabin crew, will have zero impact on our Spanish flights or schedules in August or September."
Airports impacted by Ryanair strike action
Strike action will mainly impact the following airports in Spain:
- Madrid-Barajas
- Barcelona
- Malaga
- Alicante
- Girona
- Valencia
- Santiago de Compostela
- Seville
- Palma de Mallorca
- Ibiza
Spain easyJet staff strikes dates
Meanwhile, SEPLA union members who are pilots of easyJet have called for industrial action.
This strike action will run across for 72 hours, starting from Saturday August 27 to Monday 29. This will be the last wave of strikes from easyJet pilots that is planned for now as discussions and negotiations continue.
Iberia Express staff strike in Spain
Cabin crew for Iberia Express have called for strike action after pay negotiations came to a halt.
The Spanish airline that is based in Madrid have proposed industrial action to take place across ten days starting from August 28 until September 6. USO are asking for a 6.5 per cent wage increase.
While Iberia Express have said it is open to discussions and a strike 'should be the last resort'.
The airline said in a statement: "Iberia Express has demonstrated its capacity for dialogue and its willingness to offer solutions in the agreement reached with the other union, CCOO, and with which improvements have already been made to the agreement to deal with inflation and which will involve wage improvements and new higher labor levels among cabin crew members, and other benefits related to days off and reduction in working hours."
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