Further travel chaos as Ryanair cabin crew in Spain announce 12 new days of strikes in July

Spain-based cabin crew at Ryanair RYA.I plan to strike for 12 days this month to demand higher working circumstances, the USO and SICTPLA unions stated on Saturday, elevating the prospect of journey chaos because the summer season vacationer season will get below means.

he announcement got here on the ultimate day of the crews’ present strike, which started on Thursday and compelled Ryanair to cancel 10 flights in Spain on Saturday.

Cabin crew will strike on July 12-15, July 18-21 and July 25-28 throughout the ten Spanish airports the place Ryanair operates, the unions stated in a press release.

“The unions and crew of Ryanair … demand a change of perspective from the airline,” they stated in a press release, calling for Ryanair to renew negotiations on working circumstances.

The unions additionally urged the federal government “to not permit Ryanair to violate labour laws and constitutional rights akin to the fitting to strike”.

Airline employees throughout Europe have been staging walkouts because the sector adapts to a resumption of journey after pandemic lockdowns. 

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