About 60 Flights Cancelled at Portugal’s Lisbon Airport

Such conclusions have been reached through the recent data provided by national airports operator; ANA, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

According to the spokesman for the National Union for Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC), Pedro Figueiredo, 90 per cent of Portway’s ramp operations workers at Lisbon and Porto airports were participating in the three-day strike.

SINTAC expects between a total of 70 and 80 Lisbon flights to be suspended on Sunday and 30 to 40 at the airport; he pointed out.

ANA did not reveal any cancellation of flights at Porto, Faro, or Funchal on the Island of Madeira.

“In the coming days, our union will evaluate the results of this strike, and we may adopt new forms of a fight,” Figueiredo pointed out in this regard without providing more information on what they might be.

Earlier this month, authorities in Portugal have issued a travel warning which affected travellers, calling on them to avoid flying.

Besides, it was also reported that travellers who plan to travel to Portugal could be subject to significant delays as well as flight cancellations after the aviation workers from Portugal’s Civil Aviation Workers’ Union (SINTAC) together with the Commercial Aviation Staff Union (SQAC) announced industrial action for a period between August 19 until August 21.

In addition, the Portuguese aviation union also added that it “would be wise to avoid flying” to this country on the dates mentioned above.

“Only by doing this [the strike] can we achieve what the company has been missing for a long time: social stability, respect for the rights of workers and, fundamentally, for people,” the unions pointed out.

Earlier this month, the civil aviation workers in Portugal announced that they would go on a three-day strike this month while stressing that the conglomerate that operates the airport failed to meet the requirements.

The civil aviation workers called on authorities to increase their wages and provide better working conditions.

However, despite such difficulties, Portugal’s airports managed to welcome a large number of visitors in the first half of this year.

According to the figures provided by the National Statistics Institute (INE), a total of 24.3 million visitors have been welcomed at Portugal’s airports in the first half of 2022, which translates into a 344 per cent increase compared to the figures of the same period last month.