Which flights could be affected by easyJet's strike in Spain?
The strikes will take place on June 25th, 26th and 27th just in time for the start of the high season in Spain.
A total of 657 cabin crew members at the bases in Barcelona, Alicante, Málaga, and Palma de Mallorca have been called to join the strike organised by Workers' Union USO.
The walkout is to affect hundreds of flights from these four hubs, although it remains unclear whether it will result just in delays or actual flight cancellations.
While the union are still awaiting minimum service requirements, here's what we know so far about which flights are likely to be affected.
It's worth noting that the determining factor will be whether the cabin crew on each flight are part of easyJet's Spanish employees or those from other countries who are not partaking in the stoppage.
Málaga
In Málaga, on June 25th a total of 24 flights will be affected, 22 on Thursday June 26th and another 24 on Friday June 27th.
These include flights routes to and from London Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Luton, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Milan, Amsterdam, Zurich, Belfast, Paris, Glasgow, Marrakech, Berlin, Geneva, Basel, Lyon, Southend, Rabat, Athens, Nice and Nantes.
Palma de Mallorca
Some 280 crew have been called to strike in Mallorca, affecting a total of nine routes from Palma de Mallorca Airport. This includes 28 connections affected on Wednesday June 25th and another 27 flights on Thursday June 26th and Friday June 27th.
Some of the destinations that could be affected are those to Porto, París-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Palermo in Sicily, Southampton, Toulouse, Zurich, Montpellier, Nantes, Naples, Newcastle, Nice, London Luton, London Gatwick, London Southend, Lyon, Manchester, Milan Malpensa, Edinburgh, Strasbourg, Geneva, Glasgow, Leeds, Lille, Lisbon, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Athens, Basel, Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham and Bristol.
Alicante
EasyJet operates 23 routes to and from Alicante, although it hasn't been disclosed which ones will be hit by the strike. These are London Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Luton, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Prague, Southend, Amsterdam, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Naples and Athens.
Barcelona
Another 21 easyJet flights to and from Barcelona could be affected going to destinations such as Lisbon, Milan (Malpensa and Linate), Pisa, Naples, London Gatwick, Manchester, Berlin, Luton, Birmingham, Southend, Salzburg, Belfast, Strasbourg, Glasgow, Milan, Liverpool, Bristol, Geneva, Lyon and Nice.
Why are easyJet cabin crew in Spain going on strike?
Workers are demanding that their working conditions be brought into line with those at European bases.
According to the Spanish trade union USO, easyJet employees in Spain earn significantly less than their colleagues in other countries, anywhere between 30 and 200 percent less than the counterparts across Europe.
For example, Spanish ground and cabin crew reportedly earn up to 93 percent less than easyJet crew in the Netherlands.
USO is also complaining that wages have not kept pace with the rise in cost of living, which have risen significantly over the last few years.
"Until the strike is effective, easyJet plans to operate its full schedule and we would like to assure customers that we will do everything possible to mitigate the impact of the strike on their travel plans," easyJet said.
If your flight is cancelled and the cancellation was announced less than 14 days before departure, you may be entitled to some compensation. Contact easyJet to find out.
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