Holidaymakers jetting off to Spain in the coming months could face travel disruption as staff in airports across Spain have voted in favour of strike action. Workers are planning to walk out for 24-hour strikes over 25 days between September and December in protest against conditions and low pay.
British travellers are being urged to check their flights before travelling. Industrial action is set to take place for five days in September, seven in October, two in November and 11 in December, Chronicle Live reports.
The country’s three main workers’ unions - USO, CCOO and UGT - are in dispute with airport operator AENA. As a result car park staff, baggage handlers, security, IT, retail and catering staff have all voted to strike.
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The planned walk out dates in September are the 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, and 29th. Meanwhile, the December dates include five days from December 26-30, designed to cause maximum disruption over Christmas and New Year.
Passengers travelling are reminded to keep an eye on travel updates as flight cancellations could be a possibility if a resolution is not reached between unions and the airlines. You can check your flight status with your airline before you travel to see if your flight has been cancelled.
It comes as strike action has caused travel chaos across the globe. Both easyJet and Ryanair have been forced to cancel flights as staff, including pilots, walked out.
Travellers have been warned to make sure that everything is in order ahead of their holidays. This includes checking visa requirements, Covid vaccination requirements and ensuring your passport has the right amount of validity.
This week, workers at the UK's largest shipping port also began their strike, with walkouts on railways, the post office and barristers also happening this week. Nearly 2,000 workers at the Port of Felixstowe, which handles about four million containers a year from 2,000 ships accounting for more than half of the country’s incoming shipping freight, walked off the job on Sunday.
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