Those who take the plane this weekend will have to be patient once again. Indeed, many strike movements are expected on July 23 and 24 in France and elsewhere in Europe, which could once again disrupt holiday outings.
Ryanair: interruptions in France, Belgium and Spain
The strike call in France refers to the pilots of the bases of Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Beauvais, specifies the majority union, in a press release. At the moment, the airline has not communicated about the number of canceled or delayed flights.
In Belgiumfrom Brussels-Charleroi airport, where Ryanair offers no less than 121 destinations, the company’s pilots will also be on strike on the same dates.
According to SudInfo, the Irish company has called on independent pilots to avoid total paralysis in Belgium. The company, for its part, threatens to leave the country if this strike continues.
In Spain, the strike call is a bit muted: from July 18 to 21 and from July 25 to 28 at the ten Spanish airports where the Irish company operates. Once again, cancellations and delays can be numerous. During the previous movement, 15 cancellations and 234 delays had been registered.
As for the employees of the airports, those of the companies, particularly the low cost ones, demand immediate salary increases and better working conditions.
London-Heathrow: a strike that will affect Air France
London Heathrow Airportthe largest in the country, disrupted for months by staff shortage Y that had to reduce the number of flights this summerwill have to deal with a refueling staff strike.
Aviation Fuel Services (AFS) employees will be on strike for three days, from 5 a.m. Thursday through Sunday morning.
This movement “will cause delays in hundreds of flights”, in particular of the companies “Virgin Atlantic, United, Singapore, KLM, American, Emirates, Air France and Delta” that use the services of this company, announces the Unite union.
Here again, wages are at the center of the conflict. These employees “have not received a salary increase for three years, in which they have seen their income fall by 15.5% in real terms”, that is, after the effect of inflation that is skyrocketing in the country and could exceed 11% this year.
Source: BFM TV
