The airports of El Prat and Barajas are the most exposed to the strike at Ryanair called by the USO and Scitpla cabin crew unions starting tomorrow, since the low cost concentrates most of the planned offer for passengers there. six days of unemployment.
The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) has already issued the minimum services. It estimates that the six days of the strike may affect 2,649 operations and about 440,000 passengers - at a rate of 73,200 travelers each day - in the ten Spanish airports where the company is active, for which it has set minimum services that may reach up to 82 % of scheduled flights.
The strike is called for June 24, 25, 26 and 30 and July 1 and 2, at the airports of Barcelona, Girona, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Alicante, Valencia, Santiago de Compostela and Eivissa . From the Mitma they also emphasize that the strike affects a key weekend for the first major operation out of the summer, June 30 and July 1 and 2.
Ryanair is the company that transports the most passengers in the Spanish market, with an offer that exceeded 650 routes from Spain in 2021. According to the information provided by the company itself, about 1,900 workers make up the group that performs cabin crew duties. passengers and who are called to strike. From Ryanair they trust that the call will have little follow-up. "Passengers can rest easy," they consider. The unions expect, however, a high level of adherence to the strike.
The ministry has clarified that these "essential" services are intended to reconcile the general interest of citizens, and in particular their mobility needs, with the right to strike of this group of workers.
Therefore, the services of the airline for each domestic route to or from the Balearic and Canary Islands will have between 76% and 82% flight protection, depending on the airport. For the services for each route with mainland Spanish and foreign cities, whose alternative means of public transport means a journey with a journey time equal to or greater than five hours, the percentages are between 53% and 58%.
Finally, Barcelona airport will have a minimum service of 36% for flights with mainland Spanish cities whose journey takes less than five hours by other means of public transport.
