Current travel advice by GOV.UK There’s likely to be serious disruption on the Barcelona Metro from 18 June to 22 June due to strike action. Passengers are being advised to use alternative means of travel. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain
Air France stewards plan to go on strike from July 27 to August 2, unions say, citing dissatisfaction with negotiations on a new work and compensation deal that is due to take effect in November. “The notice is sufficiently long to allow the management to engage in responsible talks,” the unions said on Friday. Separately, […]
Air traffic ground staff at the Adolfo Suarez Barajas airport have called a strike on June 28 and June 29 in protest at changes to their job contracts. http://spanishnewstoday.com/ground-staff-strike-threatens-more-chaos-at-madrid-barajas-airport_76190-a.html
This time, workers of baggage handlers Swissport are downing tools. The strike came as a surprise and is causing problems for travellers. Some flights are delayed, with some departing without any luggage. Swissport is responsible for more than 60 percent of the baggage handling at Brussels Airport. Swissport staff are concerned about their duty […]
Strike threatens to close nine Norway airports Over 300 employees of Avinor, the company that runs Norway’s 46 state-owned airports, have said that they will walk off the job on Friday at 11am if mediation between employees’ unions and the employers’ association Spekter are unsuccessful. Of those threatening to strike, 234 are members of […]
The French government has launched a free smartphone app to alert users about possible security incidents, including all major natural, technological and terrorist-related risks. Users will be able to view alerts for up to eight geographical areas. The app, called SAIP (Système d’alerte et d’information des populations), is available in English and French. You can […]