US EditionSpain airport strikes may disrupt Easter travel; passengers advised to expect delays
Over 3,000 staff at 12 airports strike over pay and conditions, causing delays and cancellations during Spain's busy Easter travel period, unions said.
- Airport strikes are set to begin in Spain involving partial stoppages on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for an indefinite period.
- The strikes will affect a dozen airports, with Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, Alicante and routes to the Canary Islands being particularly sensitive.
- Unions say the action is rooted in disputes over rights and working conditions for staff, including pay and sector-wide labour agreements.
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Strikes are currently underway at several of Spain's major airports. This applies, among other things, to Madrid and Barcelona, but also to the Canary Islands. The strike is taking place at the same time as just over a million people are expected to travel to the country, writes The Mirror.
At the start of Holy Week this Monday, the employees of Groundforce airport services company have started an indefinite strike that affects twelve Spanish airfields and threatens to complicate mobility at these key dates, because already on the first day there have been situations of punctual chaos especially in Madrid and Barcelona, where there have been delays of up to an hour and several flights have gone out with empty warehouses.
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