Britons Warned Over Flight Disruptions When Travelling to Spain
The advice was issued yesterday, August 1, and comes following the surge in the number of flight cancellations that have recently been reported, AtoZSerwisPlus.comreports.
“Possible strike action may cause some disruption to flights to and from Spain. You should consult your airline for updates prior to travel,” the statement published by the UK’s Foreign Office reads.
In this regard, two Spanish Ryanair cabin crews, Sitcpla as well as Union Sindical Obrera (USO), have called for a strike running from August 8 through January 7 next year, following previous talks in June and July.
According to the announcement of the FCDO, the industrial action will take place every week, from Monday to Thursday and will last 24 hours, as reported by Euronews.
“As the company has been unable to listen to the workers, we have been forced to call new strike days”, a leader for USO’s Ryanair section, Lidia Aransanz, pointed out in this regard.
In addition, she stressed that the unions are urging 22 days of holiday as well as two extra months of pay per year in order to comply with the legislation of Schengen.
The new action will affect the airports of Barcelona, Madrid-Barajas, Malaga, Seville, Alicante, and Palma de Mallorca, while both national and international connections will be disrupted.
In addition, Easyjet also announced further strike action with its Spain pilots.
Amid the ongoing flight cancellations, recently, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as well as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), have called on the airlines to treat travellers better, stressing that passengers could be subject to significant damages if airlines do not fulfil their obligations.
“We recognise that some airlines have performed better than others, and we acknowledge and welcome some recent improvements, for example, flight cancellations being announced earlier. However, we are concerned that consumers could experience significant harm unless airlines meet their obligations and minimise flight disruptions throughout the summer and beyond,” the letter published by CMA and CAA reads.
In this regard, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed concerns regarding the premature return to the regulations of the use of slots to the levels that were considered normal in the EU before the spread of the Coronavirus, adding that there are still risks that the number of travellers may decrease again.
