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In the middle of the holiday season: Ryanair is on strike in Spain - more appointments to follow

2022-07-04T04:17:18.284Z


In the middle of the holiday season: Ryanair is on strike in Spain - more appointments to follow Created: 07/04/2022 06:09 By: Linus Prien Ryanair planes in Madrid © IMAGO/Jakub Porzycki In the past few days, strikes at the airlines Ryanair and Easy-Jet have caused hundreds of flights to be canceled and delayed. The employees plan further strikes. Madrid - In the middle of the holiday season,


In the middle of the holiday season: Ryanair is on strike in Spain - more appointments to follow

Created: 07/04/2022 06:09

By: Linus Prien

Ryanair planes in Madrid © IMAGO/Jakub Porzycki

In the past few days, strikes at the airlines Ryanair and Easy-Jet have caused hundreds of flights to be canceled and delayed.

The employees plan further strikes.

Madrid - In the middle of the holiday season, 15 flights to and from Spain were canceled on Saturday (July 2) due to a strike by Spanish cabin crew at the airlines Easyjet and Ryanair.

There were delays on 175 other flights to Spain, the unions said.

Ryanair is said to be on strike for another twelve days.

Dozens of flights were also canceled at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Airport chaos: Every fifth flight was canceled

The fire brigade went on strike at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Thursday, which is why several runways were closed as a precaution.

According to the airport operator ADP, every fifth flight was canceled between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Every sixth flight had been canceled on Thursday and Friday before.

However, Paris Orly Airport was not affected by the strike.

The summer holidays in France start next week.

Airport chaos: Other airlines are also on strike

According to the Spanish trade union USO, work at Ryanair is to be stopped three more times for four days each at the ten Spanish airports served by the Irish airline.

The strike will therefore be from July 12th to 15th, from July 18th to 21st and from July 25th to 28th.

At the Easyjet airline in Spain, almost 450 flight attendants have been called on to go on strike this weekend, as well as from July 15th to 18th and from July 29th to 31st.

They demand the same working conditions as for Easyjet employees in other EU countries.

Ryanair strike: workers demand better working conditions

At Ryanair, the strike began on June 24th.

The workers are demanding better working conditions for the 1,900 Spanish cabin crew members.

According to the Irish company, it brings the most passengers to Spain and offers “more than 650 connections” from 27 Spanish airports.

A wage increase of eight percent and one-off payments were agreed for Easyjet employees in Germany on Wednesday.

(LP/AFP)

Source: merkur

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