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Date Published: 15/08/2023
Ryanair pilot strike results in 22 cancelled Spanish flights
Strikes in Belgium have led to a total of 88 axed flights between Spain and the rest of Europe
Budget airline Ryanair has cancelled a total of 88 flights to and from Belgium’s Charleroi airport on Monday and Tuesday, August 14 and 15, due to the start of another pilot strike.
The industrial action has resulted in 22 axed flights between Spain and the south of Belgium, affecting routes at Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Girona, Malaga, Castellón, Santander and Asturias.
In Europe, the pilots' strike has caused the cancellation of trips to and from Lisbon, Rome, Venice, Marseille, Perpignan, Warsaw and Helsinki, among others.
This is the third strike organised by Ryanair pilots in Belgium this summer, who are demanding that their salaries be returned to pre-pandemic levels. Unions have also accused the Irish airline of failing to respect the rest times workers are entitled to.
In response to the latest round of industrial action, a Ryanair spokesperson said that "the Belgian pilots union has already been offered the same salary treatment that has recently been agreed with the majority of the other Ryanair pilot unions present in the European Union."
The company "calls on its Belgium-based pilots to accept this salary agreement that has been approved by many of their fellow pilots in the rest of Europe,” they added.
In the same statement, the airline indicated that all passengers affected by the pilots' strike during the last two days have been notified via email that they will be allowed to make a free flight change if their trip has been cancelled.
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