Ryanair crew to go on strike for five MONTHS
RYANAIR cabin crew across Spain have confirmed that they will strike for five MONTHS lasting until January.
Crew will walk out for four days a week, taking place from Monday to Thursday.
The Ryanair strikes will start from August 8, and run every week until January 7.
The strike action is backed both by the USO and Sitclpa union groups, who are demanding 22 days of holiday and two extra months payment per year to comply with Spanish legislation.
"As the company has been unable to listen to the workers, we have been forced to call new strike days," said Lidia Aransanz, a leader for USO's Ryanair section.
The union said 11 cabin staff in Spain were fired during the recent strikes.
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Ryanair workers caused disruption at many Spanish airports this month when they walked out for several days, mainly on weekends.
Ten Spanish airports have been affected, including Madrid, Malaga, Barcelona, Alicante, Sevilla, Palma, Valencia, Girona, Santiago de Compostela and Ibiza.
The number of cancelled flights was limited compared to other countries where Ryanair staff have also gone on strike as Spanish regulation forces airlines and staff to maintain a minimum service.
A Ryanair spokesperson said: "Ryanair has recently reached an agreement with the main Spanish CCOO union on pay, rosters and allowances for its Spanish cabin crew.
"Recent strikes by USO/SITCPLA have been poorly supported with minimal effect.
"Ryanair has operated over 45,000 flights to/from Spain over the last 3 months with less than 1% affected by crewing and Ryanair expects minimal (if any) disruption this winter."
Sun Online Travel has contacted Ryanair for additional comment.
EasyJet staff are also planning a strike this week, from July 29 till July 31.
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