Warning to Spanish holidaymakers as pilots announce August strikes over working conditions

The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to Spain.
By Leanne Clarke
Published 2nd Aug 2022, 11:44 BST
Updated 2nd Aug 2022, 11:47 BST
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A new alert added on Monday advises all travellers to Spain to "consult airlines" as flights may be disrupted amid a number of planned airline strikes.

The guidance says: "Possible strike action may cause some disruption to flights to and from Spain. You should consult your airline for updates prior to travel."

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The strike 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.

The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to Spain.The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to Spain.
The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to Spain.

Ryanair staff are set to strike on dates across a five-month period and after walk-outs 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.

EasyJet has also announced further strike action. Its pilots based in Spain will walk out for nine days in August amid a row over pay and working conditions.

In a statement, Ryanair said: "Ryanair has operated over 45,000 flights to/from Spain over the last three months with less than 1% affected by crewing and Ryanair expects minimal (if any) disruption this winter."

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