Passengers flying to Spain this Easter have been advised of potential disruptions as airport staff prepare to embark on industrial action.
Spanish unions are calling
strikes at key airports, with workers in baggage handling, boarding, aircraft
turnaround, and other vital ground services expected to walk out over disputes on salaries, working conditions, and the push for sector-wide labour
agreements.
This industrial action is
set to take place during one of Spain’s busiest travel periods, affecting
millions of passengers.
Staff of the company
Groundforce, which has contracts at 12 Spanish airports, will begin an
indefinite strike from Friday, 27 March. It will see stoppages on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, during three time slots: from 5 to 7am, from 11am to
5pm, and from 10pm to midnight.
Other handling staff have
planned 24-hour strikes on 28-29 March and from 2-6 April. Should negotiations
fail, the industrial action may persist regularly through 31
December, weekends included.
The industrial action will
affect some of Spain’s most trafficked airports, including Madrid-Barajas,
Malaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche, Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca,
Gran Canaria, Tenerife Sur and Norte, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Valencia, Ibiza, and Bilbao.
Travellers should prepare
for delays and schedule changes due to limited ground staff and are also advised
to stay updated on their flight status through airline or airport websites,
arrive early for check-in, and use hand luggage if possible instead of checking
bags.
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