EasyJet cabin crews in Malaga, Alicante and other Brit holiday hotspots to go on strike
Around 650 members of staff are set to walk out on these dates
Hundreds of airline workers based in a number of popular holiday destinations are set to go on strike. EasyJet cabin crew members in Spain will go on strike over their pay for three days next week.
It is thought more than 650 flight attendants, based in Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, will be involved. According to the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) union, the industrial action will take place from Wednesday June 25 to Friday June 27.
But, as reported by Sky News, the airline said it intended to operate normally and hoped to avoid any disruption. USO explained that the strike action comes as easyJet cabin crews allegedly earn much less in Spain than in other countries.
It is claimed that staff at Spanish bases receive between 30 per cent and 200 per cent less in wages than those at other European bases. It is hoped the strike would "level the crews' working and wage conditions in Spain with the ones at other bases of the company in Europe". A spokesperson for the airline said it would do everything it could to minimise the impact of the strikes.
An EasyJet spokesperson told The Mirror: "EasyJet has been advised of strike action by its Spain-based cabin crew at its Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante and Palma bases on June 25, 26 and 27.
'We currently plan to operate our full schedule as normal and would like to reassure customers that we will do all possible to minimise the impact of any action."
They said that easyJet employed crews in eight different countries "on local terms and conditions". Regulations in Spain mean that airline workers must provide a minimum level of service during industrial action to limit disruption.
EasyJet is one of the most popular airlines in the UK, with around 36 million British passengers flying with the company in 2023. The demonstrations come ahead of easyJet's planned reopening of its Newcastle base in spring 2026, nearly five years after its COVID-19-related closure.
The budget airline reported a pre-tax loss of £394 million for the six months to the end of March, compared to losses of £350 million last year. However, officials said the figure showed a "slight improvement" of around £50 million when this year's later Easter date was taken into account.
EasyJet also said the number of passengers it carried in the first three months of 2025 was 18.2 million, up eight per cent compared with a year ago.
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