Overview

• The USO union confirmed that 657 cabin crew members at Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Palma bases will walk out for three days.
• Staff are demanding equal salary and working conditions after reporting pay discrepancies of 30 to 200 percent compared with other European bases.
• Under Spanish law, crews must uphold minimum service levels even as strike action proceeds.
• EasyJet says it will operate its full timetable and use reserve staff to reduce flight cancellations.
• The strike follows recent transport walkouts in Italy and Finland and could disrupt up to half of scheduled flights based on past data.