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Date Published: 13/07/2022

ARCHIVED - 15 Spanish flights cancelled as 2nd round of Ryanair strikes begin

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Ryanair cabin crew plan to strike for 12 more days in Spain throughout July

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 15 Spanish flights cancelled as 2nd round of Ryanair strikes begin

The second round of Ryanair cabin crew strikes has begun in Spain, with a total of 15 Spanish flights cancelled before 7pm on Tuesday July 12 while a further 234 have suffered delays.

Barcelona is so far the worst affected airport, with ten routes axed on the first day, followed by Valencia with three and Madrid to Palma de Mallorca, where two flights were cancelled.

Most of the delays were also centred around flights to and from Barcelona’s El Prat, with 26 arrivals and 29 departures affected. Next up was Palma, with 11 departing flights and 33 arrivals delayed followed by Malaga (43 delays), Madrid (31) and Alicante (18 delays).

Despite the obvious disruption, Ryanair bosses remain unconcerned by the industrial action, insisting that fewer than 1% of flights were affected on Tuesday and that the remaining strike days should create “minimal” commotion.

The main reason for this is that a Spanish Royal Decree obliges airlines to operate enough flights “to protect passengers’ travel plans”; if Ryanair deems a particular flight “essential” then its cabin crew are required to show up for work by law.

This legislation has been heavily criticised by the unions representing the staff, who claim that it removes workers’ right to strike.

According to the airline, there have already been “a small” number of cases in Spain where the crew have ignored this requirement and failed to report for duty. In each of these scenarios, the Spanish courts have upheld Ryanair’s decision to dismiss those staff members who deliberately refused to operate minimum service flights.

This latest round of Ryanair cabin crew strikes will take place on July 12-15, 18-21 and 25-28.

Meanwhile, travellers have been given some good news as British Airways ground staff have called off their industrial action planned for the end of the month, while the upcoming easyJet strikes look set to go ahead later this week.

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