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Cabin crew will strike across Spain on July 12-15, 18-21 and 25-28
More travel chaos is on the cards as the unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain announced another 12 strike days this month. Flight attendants for the low-cost airline have already staged industrial action for a total of six days between the end of June and the beginning of July, the latter of which coincided with easyJet strikes.
However, the work stoppages haven’t caused nearly as much disruption as was initially feared, largely because the Spanish government has decreed that airlines must provide minimum services, even on strike days.
The next round of Ryanair industrial action will take place on July 12-15, 18-21 and 25-28 across the company’s 10 Spanish bases.
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“The unions and crew of Ryanair … demand a change of attitude from the airline,” the USO and SICTPLA said in a statement, and appealed to the government “not to allow Ryanair to violate labour legislation and constitutional rights such as the right to strike”.
Ryanair bosses appear to be unruffled by the news, and last weekend predicted “minimal (if any) disruption to its flight schedules in July as a result of minor and poorly supported Spanish labour strikes”.
It added that “Air Traffic Control (ATC) strikes and airport staff shortages across Europe (which are beyond Ryanair’s control) may however cause some minor disruption and passengers whose flights are disrupted… will be notified by email/SMS.”
Despite the fact that Ryanair cabin crew have been striking in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and France in recent days the airline maintains that less than 2% of scheduled flights have been affected.
Also of interest: British Airways ground staff vote for strikes at Heathrow this summer
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