MADRID —
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancelled six flights in Spain on Monday as
cabin crew began a new four-day strike over pay and working conditions, union
officials said.
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Coming at the
peak summer tourist season, the new Ryanair stoppages only add problems to a
sector struggling with rolling strikes. Staff at budget rival EasyJet which
will resume this weekend.
Four of the
Ryanair cancellations affected flights flying into or out of Barcelona, while
the other two involved arrivals and departures from Palma de Mallorca, said one
of the two unions which called the strike, the Union Sindical Obrera (USO).
Another 28
flights were delayed as of 9am (0700 GMT), it added in a statement.
Ryanair cabin
crew in Spain staged a series of rolling strikes in June and July.
The USO and
SITCPLA unions then called a third wave of 24-hour work stoppages from August 8
until January 7, 2023, arguing that Ryanair had refused “to engage in any dialogue”.
The strikes will
take place every week, from Monday to Thursday.
The unions say
Ryanair is the only international company in Spain not to have a collective
agreement.
The carrier, for
its part, has said that the strikes have had little impact on its activity in
Spain, where it operates more than 650 routes.
EasyJet pilots in
Spain have since August 12 staged weekly three-day strikes to call for the
reinstatement of conditions they enjoyed before the pandemic.
Their next work
stoppage will start on Saturday.
The strike began
just two weeks after the airline’s cabin crew went on strike, resulting in a
deal.
Meanwhile cabin crew at
Iberia Express, the low-cost arm of Spain’s Iberia national carrier, are also
expected to stage a 10-day strike from August 28 to September 6, the USO union
has said.
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