this ninth day strike cabin crew Ryanair, called by USO and SITCPLA, this Thursday seven flight cancellations and 21 other delayswith the highest incidence in the airports of Barcelona-El Prat and Palma de Mallorca.
According to the information given by the USO, until 13:00, Four flights canceled in Barcelonatwo arrivals and two departures and others in Palma de Mallorca.
One flight to Rabat (to Malaga), two to Madrid (arrival and departure) and two flights to Rome-Fiumicino (with departure and destination in Barcelona) were also suspended.
Additionally, another 72 flight delays were recorded, with a busier one at Barcelona-El Prat (19 delayed entry or exit flights); Palma de Majorca (16); Alicante and Malaga (8); Seville and Ibiza (6); Valencia (4); Madrid (3) and Girona (2).
The company did not release tracking data.
this Last Tuesday, the second round of strikes called by this airline’s unions began Low cost to claim improvement in working conditions after six days of cuts between late June and early July.
According to information from unions, the first wave of strikes resulted in the cancellation of up to 215 flights across Spain and the delay of 1,255 more.
USO and SITCPLA are located at ten Spanish airports where Ryanair operates (Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, Girona, Santiago de Compostela, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca-).
According to the USO, the labor conflict has resulted in the dismissal of more than 70 workers on file, who have asked the government to try to “do something”, as unions have requested three times, and have not been responded to.
USO condemns “illegal” dismissal of 7 crew members
In addition, the USO union condemned Illegal layoffs of seven cabin crew at Ryanair since the strike began It celebrated its third day this Thursday for reasons that “the Labor Inspectorate warned they were illegal”.
The USO said in a statement that seven crew members were laid off, three from the Malaga base, two from Barcelona, one from Girona and one from Santiago de Compostela. “Witheringly for disobeying the illegal orders of the Irish airline” during the strike days.
According to the union, at several meetings where the Labor Inspectorate summoned legal representatives of workers and Ryanair, they “warned the company that they must comply with Spanish legislation regarding the right to strike.”
“A person assigned to a minimum service flight has been explicitly told that they cannot change their schedule or expect employees to accept notifications during break times. The right to digital disconnect is also preserved,” explains Ernesto Iglesias, USO-Air Sector Flight.