Is easyJet going to strike? Dates and which routes are cancelled

Whether or not you’re commuting or happening vacation, it appears you possibly can’t transfer for the variety of strikes this summer time. The most recent walkouts to blight the journey business has simply been introduced — by easyJet’s cabin crew in Spain. It means 9 days of disruption in a number of the hottest locations for British holidaymakers. To not point out that it’s on high of the already chaotic mess that’s UK air journey, with all the pieces from airport queues to final minute cancellations ruining holidays.

So what are you able to count on from the most recent rounds of strikes? And is there something you are able to do about it? Right here’s what you must know.

Important picture: an easyJet flight disembarks at London Luton Airport (Getty Photographs)

When are easyJet strikes?

EasyJet’s cabin crew in Spain have introduced three 72-hour walkouts, which can all happen in July. The primary of those might be between July 1 and three, adopted by 15 to 17 and at last 29 to 31.

The strikes will contain 450 members of workers who’re based mostly in El Prat (Barcelona), Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, all represented by the Spanish union USO. 

Which easyJet flights are cancelled?

It’s not clear but.

This newest spherical of strikes is over pay. USO says that its members in Spain sometimes have a base wage of simply €950 a month, which is €850 lower than what the airline’s cabin crew in France and Germany receives a commission. The union says that whereas it’s tried to barter with easyJet since February this yr, an answer has not been potential, which is why they’ve determined to strike.

easyJet on their half says that they’ve “made appreciable progress in the direction of a brand new CLA (collective labour settlement) and so want to proceed the constructive dialogue with them”.

It added: “Ought to the economic motion go forward, there could possibly be some disruption to our flying programme to and from Malaga, Palma and Barcelona through the strike interval however at this stage, easyJet plans to function its full schedule and we want to reassure clients that we’ll do all the pieces potential to minimise any disruption.” 

Nonetheless, it’s price allowing for that earlier than these strikes have been introduced, easyJet had already stated it might be cancelling a few of its flights this summer time attributable to present workers shortages. Whereas the precise variety of flights hasn’t been confirmed but, it’s anticipated to be 1000’s throughout July, August and September.

How can I discover out if my flight is cancelled?

easyJet stated it’s nonetheless working by means of the flying programme to finalise the flights impacted. 

It stated: “The overwhelming majority of consumers’ flights is not going to be impacted and of these which might be, nearly all of clients might be rebooked inside 24 hours. We might be notifying affected clients instantly within the coming days with data on their different flight or the choice to rebook or obtain a refund.”

Should you haven’t acquired any notifications of cancellations, it’s seemingly that your flight might be going forward. Ensure that to log into your reserving and double test the airline has the suitable cellphone numbers and e-mail addresses for you. You can too use the airline’s flight tracker to test the standing of an upcoming flight.

What are my rights?

Strike motion and lack of workers are thought of points inside an airline’s management. Due to this fact in case your flight is cancelled or delayed due to these causes, you might be entitled to compensation. 

Within the case of delays, the sum of money you’ll obtain will rely on how delayed your flight is and the space you’re travelling. Should you resolve to not journey due to a extreme delay, you might also be entitled to a full refund.

For cancellations, it will depend on how far upfront you’ve been advised. If it’s inside 14 days of journey, you might be able to declare compensation. The quantity will rely on the space you’re travelling in addition to the timings of any proposed substitute flights. If it’s with greater than 14 days’ discover, you’ll solely be entitled to a full refund.

You can find out more, including how to make a claim, here.

The rest?

In case your easyJet flight is a part of a package deal vacation reserving, don’t fear. In case your flights find yourself being cancelled, you’ll be provided another flight or a full refund in your vacation if it can not go forward. Should you booked any excursions or different tickets although, these will develop into out of pocket bills.

You might be able to reclaim a few of these bills by means of a complete journey insurance coverage.

Sadly, when you’ve booked your lodging and flights individually and also you resolve to not or can’t journey, you might be unnoticed of pocket for any accommodations or different lodging you’ve already booked. Should you haven’t booked your lodging but, be sure that any you do has a free cancellation coverage in place so you can also make adjustments on the final minute if you must. Once more, you’ll have to look to your journey insurance coverage coverage for any out of pocket bills.

It’s price allowing for that there could also be a scarcity of different flights this summer time as a result of ongoing drawback in air journey in addition to the upcoming strikes by Ryanair’s cabin crew.

The Ryanair strikes are two, three-day walkouts deliberate by the airline’s Spanish workers, represented by the USO and SITCPLA unions. The primary of those might be on June 24, 25, and 26, whereas the second might be on June 30, July 1 and a couple of.

These are a part of a Europe-wide protest deliberate for this summer time. Earlier this yr, seven unions — Belgian unions ACV PULS and CNE, the French SNPNC, the Portuguese SNPVAC, the Italian UILTRASPORTI, and the Spanish USO and SITCPLA — proposed a sequence of coordinated strikes over pay and dealing circumstances.