Ryanair strike leads to cancellation of 22 flights between Spain and Belgium

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22 Ryanair flights to Spain have been canceled due to a strike called by the pilots of this company at the Belgian airport. charleroi (about 50 kilometers from Brussels) on August 14 and 15, as reported by the airport on Thursday.

Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Malaga, Girona-Costa Brava, Castellón, Santander and Asturias Spanish airports with flights to and from Charleroi affected by the cancellations of the Ryanair strike last month.

Overall, the break on August 14 and 15 has been cancelled. 88 flights The planned strike between Charleroi and other cities in the rest of Europe and Morocco will yes not affect Zaventem, the other Belgian airport, the largest in the country and closest to Brussels.

for him Monday, August 14, In total there are 10 suspended flights connecting to Spain: five forming a route from Charleroi and arriving in Barcelona, ​​Palma, Girona, Castellón, Santander and Asturias; and five others who took the reverse trip from one of these airports to Charleroi.

for him 15 August Tuesday Holiday, a total of 12 flights were cancelled: one route, six of which departed from Charleroi and arrived in Barcelona, ​​Palma, Girona, Alicante, Malaga and Asturias; and six more that make up the reverse route, starting from each of these airports and the destination Charleroi.

Other cities of origin or destination affected by the pilots’ strike Lisbon, Rome, Venice, Marseille, Perpignan, Warsaw, Helsinki, Tetouan or Rabat.

The new protest on 14 and 15 August, according to the unions calling for a halt, “The intransigence of Ryanair management”.

Charleroi pilots complain about working conditions, especially break times, and ask the Irish airline to improve their salary level before the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

The previous two strikes took place on the weekends of July 15 and 16, which mandated cancellation. 120 flights, and suspended until 29 and 30 July. 96 routes.

This will be the pilots’ first action during the week, but bridge of assumption It takes place in mid-August, when many travelers leave or return from vacation.

Despite numerous meetings to date between unions and Irish airline management, there is still no solution found.

According to unions, Ryanair continues to change its pilot schedules and breaks. Contrary to an existing collective bargaining agreement.

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