Ryanair passengers could face more chaos as cabin crew have voted to strike on dates across a huge five-month period.
After walk-outs on dates in June and July, two Spanish Ryanair cabin crew unions, Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and Sitcpla, have called for a strike that will last five months running from August 8 through to January 7, 2023.
The industrial action will take place every week, from Monday to Thursday, and will last 24 hours, sources from USO told Euronews.
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However, Ryanair has said it expects minimal disruption in Spain this winter. Among unions' demands is a call for the 11 staff members sacked during recent strikes to be reinstated.
Lidia Aransanz, a leader for USO's Ryanair section, said: "As the company has been unable to listen to the workers, we have been forced to call new strike days". She also said the unions are demanding 22 days of holiday and two extra months payment per year to comply with Spanish legislation.
This new action will mainly affect the airports of Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Seville and Palma de Mallorca. Both national and international connections will be disrupted.
In a statement Ryanair said, "Ryanair has recently reached an agreement with the main Spanish CCOO union on pay, rosters and allowances for its Spanish cabin crew. Recent strikes by USO/SITCPLA have been poorly supported with minimal effect.
"Ryanair has operated over 45,000 flights to/from Spain over the last 3 months with less than 1% affected by crewing and Ryanair expects minimal (if any) disruption this winter."
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