Controllers strike: these are all airports affected

Customized control towers of some Spanish airports, the first of the five-day strike called, It will take place every Monday from January 30 to February 27.

Transportation arranged minimum services depending on the route type, for emergency flights, for the transfer of citizens or foreigners guarded by police officers, or for the transport of universal mail or perishable goods, it reaches 100%.

For commercial flights with a departure or destination in non-peninsula, minimum services range from 52% of Lleida to 84% of La Coruña, depending on estimated occupancy.

in case of routes with foreign or Spanish cities with a travel time of at least five hours by road, minimum services are between 44% of La Palma and 57% of Alicante.

on possible trips will be replaced by other means public transport in less than five hours minimum services are between 18% of Castellón and 30% of Vigo.

Negotiation of the deal

CCOO and USCA call for strike as negotiations with employer APCTA failed –Two companies, FerroNats and Saerco-, signed the fourth collective agreement of the controllers of the towers, which was liberalized in the coming years due to the dispute over the salary increase.

Conflict stems from With Saerco buying lot 2 (Jerez, Seville, Cuatro Vientos, Vigo and La Coruña), In the process of renewing the tower control service at the airports it has liberalized, which was previously held by FerroNats, it presents an economical offer at several tens of millions of euros below its competitors.

According to unions, Saerco was aware that the salary costs of FerroNats agents were higher.The commercial succession process envisaged here is covered by the sectoral contract.

The company respected this from the transition of the operator change between February and May 2021 to December of the same year, on which date the industry agreement ceased to be applied unilaterally, which meant an economic loss for it. workforce replacing more than 16% of their salaries.

FerroNats has held meetings with Saerco and “reached out” to reach an agreement, because the sectoral contract proposal is very close to the final proposal of the unions, but since the employers’ union is 50% structured between two companies, it is difficult to agree.

Saerco offered this week Salary increase rejected by unions for 2021 (0%), 2022 (1%), 2023 (2%) and 2024 (2.5%).

Airports affected by the strike

This is the whole list airports to be affected:

1. A Coruna (LECO).

2. Alicante (LORDIC).

3. Castellon (LECN).

4. El Hierro (GCEHI).

5. Fuerteventura (GCFV).

6. Ibiza (LEIB).

7. Jerez de la Frontera (LEJR).

8. La Palma (GCLA).

9. Lanzarote (GCRR).

10. Leida (LEDA).

11. Madrid-Four Winds (LECU).

12. Murcia (LELC)

13. Sabadell (LELL).

14. Seville (LEZL).

15. Valencia (LEVC).

16. Vigo (LEVX).