Iberia Express canceled 14 flights in total between this Wednesday and next Friday due to cabin crew strike (TCP) As reported by the airline to Europa Press, it was assembled at the Madrid base by 6 September.
Especially this Wednesday The airline will operate 96% of its scheduled schedule for this Wednesday and has preemptively canceled two round trips. (one to Mallorca and one to Gran Canaria) to offer customers a margin alternative in advance. All passengers on these flights have already been placed on other flights or alternative means of transportation.
1 September for tomorrowpreemptively canceled three round trips (one to Gran Canaria, one to Mallorca and one to Santiago). In this case, 98% of passengers affected by cancellations have been displaced and the remaining 2% have chosen coupons or refunds or are waiting to accept the option that suits them best.
Moreover, Friday adds two new cancellations flightsboth back and forth (one to Gran Canaria, the other to Tenerife). Thus, 100% of the passengers on these flights have already moved to other flights or alternative means of transportation.
Iberia Express explainede evaluates the operation for the remaining days of the strike and minimizes the impact on customers. They reminded that their main goal is “to have as little impact as possible on our clients from the strike by the USO”.
The strike continues
This Tuesday, Iberia Express and USO did not arrive An agreement for the company’s refusal to update crew members’ salaries to 2021 CPI at this new meetingie 6.5% according to the union.
Thus, USE regrettedthe airline’s “hermetic” and “barrier” position, He said he “did not consider reconsidering the proposed agreement, preferring to give continuity to the conflict before yielding to the group’s demands.”
for your shareThe company confirmed in a statement that it continues to invoke the responsibility of USO union members to “give up the path of conflict and social conflict” to reach an agreement.