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Fresh strike threat hangs over summer getaways to Spain

Air
Ilaria Grasso Macola
17 May 2023

Britons’ getaways to Spain could be disrupted this summer as the country’s pilot union (Sepla) has announced new measures against the Spanish government.

Aviation, cancellation, flights

Industrial action by German aviation workers has brought travel in and out of the country to a standstill

Sepla secretary Javier Fernandez-Picazo has recently said the union would consider a nationwide strike against the government’s “abusive” interpretation of minimum service levels.

 

If it were to go ahead, the strike would include both Spanish and foreign carriers, such as easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2.com. 

According to Sepla, the Spanish transport ministry has ignored 15 judgements by special tribunal Audiencia Nacional, which state that the current application of minimum service levels infringes upon workers’ right to strike.