The flight crew unions of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair have filed strike notices in Belgium, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal from this Friday.
They demand an increase in their remuneration and deplore poor working conditions.
The strike began this Friday June 24 in Belgium, Spain and Portugal and is due to last until Sunday June 26.
In France, it must start on Saturday June 25 and also end on Sunday 26.
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Ryanair CEO, Irishman Michael O'Leary, assured Tuesday that the strikes would have "
no impact
" on the activity of the low-cost company.
However, several dozen flights have already been canceled this weekend in Belgium departing from Brussels airport, where the strike movement began.
Brussels Airport indicates 10 Ryanair flights out of the 34 planned were canceled this Friday.
A third of Ryanair flights will be canceled over the weekend in Brussels, in the direction of departures as well as in the direction of arrivals.
From tomorrow, the airports of Marseille, Toulouse, Beauvais and Bordeaux, which host air bases for Ryanair, are also likely to suffer flight cancellations.
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“
The company does not respect the rest times, nor the working conditions provided for by the civil aviation code
”, launches Damien Mourgues, delegate of the National Union of Commercial Flight Crew (SNPNC).
Ryanair management called on June 17 for negotiations with the unions, after a previous strike on June 12 and 13.
If the discussions are not conclusive, Damien Mourgues indicates that he does not rule out new strikes, “
especially around the July 14 bridge
”.
Contacted by
Le Figaro
, Ryanair management did not respond to requests.
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More strikes to come
The Ryanair strikes are part of a broader context of social demands by staff in the European air transport sector.
In a context of price inflation, several unions in Europe are calling for the opening of a social dialogue, in particular to discuss a rise in wages.
A strike has been announced within Air France-KLM by the pilots' union Alter for Saturday June 25.
It could affect Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly, and "
potentially Toulouse, Nice and Marseille
" airports, says the union.
The SNPNC is also planning a strike by the staff of the Transavia company in the summer.
On Monday, the European Transport Workers' Federation said "
the chaos facing the airline industry will only get worse.
".