Passengers flying to Spain with low-cost carriers might see main journey disruption all through August.
EasyJet pilots in Spain have simply introduced that they may stroll out for 9 days this month over pay and dealing situations.
The Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA) mentioned there will probably be three 72 hour strikes going down from 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 27 to 29 August. It's demanding that working situations for pilots are restored to what they have been earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic.
The union can be asking easyJet to supply its pilots with new multi-year contracts.
“That is the final potential recourse, as all makes an attempt by the pilots’ representatives to achieve an settlement have failed,” SEPLA mentioned.
It added that representatives known as the strike after greater than six months of negotiations, and claimed situations for Spanish pilots have all the time been worse than they're in the remainder of Europe.
EasyJet mentioned it was “dissatisfied with this motion at this crucial time for the trade,” including that negotiations have been ongoing.
The low-cost airline additionally advised Reuters it was conscious of an upcoming pilot strike at its bases in Barcelona, Malaga and Palma.
Are different airline strikes taking place in Spain?
Airways are going through waves of industrial motion in the course of the busy summer season season as passenger numbers return to what they have been pre-pandemic amid workers shortages. The price of residing disaster can be driving staff to name for higher pay and dealing situations.
Final week, Spanish cabin crews for easyJet known as off a 3 day strike deliberate for 29 July. They reached a take care of the airline which included greater pay in response to Unión Sindical Obrera (USO).
The union mentioned the settlement “does symbolize an essential strategy to the salaries and situations that our colleagues have in Europe”.
The announcement of additional stroll outs in Spain comes after two Ryanair cabin crew unions not too long ago known as for a 5 month strike beginning in August.
One of many teams, USO, advised Euronews that the economic motion will happen from Monday to Thursday each week, lasting 24 hours a day. Ryanair has mentioned it expects minimal disruption this winter from the economic motion.
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