Strike Action that may affect Travel - General information and updates
3rd July 2025 - French Air Traffic Control strike - French air traffic controllers, led by the UNSA-ICNA union, are staging a 48-hour strike from 6:00 AM on Thursday, July 3rd to 6:00 AM on Saturday, July 5th. This action is expected to cause major disruptions across France and throughout European airspace.
Ryanair has cancelled 170 flights due to a French air traffic control (ATC) strike.
This has affected more than 30,000 passengers.
Easyjet cabin crew strike…25th,26th,27th June 2025 - Easyjet's cabin crews based in Spain will go on strike for three days beginning on June 25 to demand higher wages.
The British airline's bases in Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca will be affected, which have a total of 657 cabin crew and 21 aircraft.
The union calls for "decent, fair and equitable" working conditions, in line with other countries, "in the face of the exorbitant increase in the cost of living in Spain, which has been brought into line with Europe".
2024
December 12th - Flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport could be under threat after Swissport employees announced plans to strike over pay.
Nearly 50 Unite union members, employed as ramp agents at the airport, are planning to walkout between 19th December and 4th January.
Tthe strike had been called over the company's "refusal" to pay workers a monthly cold weather payment of £125, that Swissport workers at other airports receive.
Swissport said it was in "open discussions" with the union, describing the talks as "productive", while Leeds-Bradford Airport have said it would "work closely with partners" to minimise potential disruption.
12th December - Scotland: Flight Disruption Expected at Edinburgh Airport
Travelers using Edinburgh Airport this holiday season face potential flight cancellations. A planned strike by tanker drivers will begin at 05:00 on 18th December and continue until 6th January. The 19-day strike, centered on a pay dispute, is expected to disrupt domestic and international flights.
November 28th UPDATES - it is likely that buses TO the airport to Benidorm will be at 6am, 10am, 11am, 14.00 and 22.00. Buses FROM the airport to the Avenida Europa Benidorm will only be running at 7am, 15.00, 18.00, 19.00 and 23.00.
November 7th UPDATES - The strike planned for Monday11th November has now been cancelled, as the two unions involved (UGT and CCOO) have announced that it would be irresponsible given what is going on in the Valencia area.
"Right now, citizens and the State need to have all possible resources for mobility and logistics. For this reason, it would be irresponsible to maintain a strike in the current context ."
October 28th 2024 - National Road Transport Strike - Public transport will be running minimum services on buses, coaches, chauffeurs, taxis, and minibuses with more than 9 passenger seats.
Strikes are expected to continue on 11th (Cancelled), 28th and 29th November and 5th, 9th and 23rd December. From this last date, the strike will become indefinite, unless an agreement can be reached.
In Alicante, minimum services equivalent to 50% of punctual service have been established. For the rest of the time slots, the services that will be operational will be 40% And a similar proposal in Elche.
The transporters are demanding an increase in fuel prices, working conditions, the lack of support measures from the government and the request for early retirement. The strikers are also demanding better rates, regulation in the sector and guarantees for their economic sustainability. .
15th August 2024 - Employees of the company called "Ilunion" who have the contract to work on the first line of security and screening at Alicante airport, have decided to continue with their industrial action. They will be continuing to call for strike action at one hour periods, twice a day on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 30th and 31st August, plus on the 1st of September.
HOWEVER...Before people are taken in by scaremongering in the UK press, minimum service agreements are in place, at a rate of 86%, which means that actual effects on passengers passing through security are hardly noticeable.
Alicante airport: Security staff strike
A five-day strike at Alicante airport involving security staff will lead to congestion, British holiday company Jet2 has warned.
The industrial action is taking place from 31st July -4th August.
The airport serving the Costa Blanca will be affected between 8.30am-9.30am and 6pm-7pm local time.
Jet2 say on its website: “The strike is supported by security services at the airport and will affect congestion at security control."
Please allow extra time to get through security.
Strike Action that may affect travel
Spanish Airport Strikes Minimum Level of Service
What is not reported much is that the Spanish government department of transport set by law a "minimum service" during such strikes.
The minimum services set depend on the type of route - 100% for emergency flights, transfer of citizens or foreigners guarded by police officers or transport of universal postal mail or perishable products.
Commercial flights with routes to or from non-peninsular territories, the minimum services range between 52% from Lleida to 84% from La Coruña, depending on the estimated occupancy.
Routes with foreign or Spanish cities whose travel time by road is at least five hours, the minimum services are between 44% of La Palma and 57% of Alicante.
On journeys that can be replaced by other means of public transport in less than five hours, the minimum services are between 18% in Castellón and 30% in Vigo.
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