At the moment, flights between Loiu Airport and Madrid-Barajas Airport are suspended.
The pilots strike of the airline Air Europe what started today has provisionally canceled three flights with departure or destination at Bilbao Airport. All three connected Loiu Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport.
AENA has the cancellation of the Air Europa flights that were to depart at 08:30 and 12:45 to the airport Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez, as well as the one who was supposed to arrive in Loiu at noon, coming from Madrid.
The strike of Air Europa pilots is scheduled for the days May 1, 2, 4 and 5. According to the statement published on Air Europa’s website, as far as Basque airports are concerned, the stoppage will affect flights departing or terminating at Loiu airport.
The Spanish Association of Airline Pilots (different) confirms that the strike is in response to the “tension and labor dispute caused by the directors of Air Europa” during the collective agreement negotiations. From the union they have accused the company of “playing with workers’ rights” and of “disguising as proposals”, which presupposes a “real loss” of labor rights compared to the previous collective agreement.
The pilots allege that the airline’s directors “chose confrontation rather than negotiation, threatening and disqualifying the pilots rather than seeking a point of agreement between the two sides” during the mediations conducted with a view to interconfederate Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA).
For its part, in a published circular, Company He has labeled the strike “irresponsible and selfish” and warns of the millions of losses it could cause, jeopardizing future actions such as purchasing new aircraft and compliance with the viability plan. “A measure as drastic and selfish as this strike, as well as its disproportionate effects, will not help the pilots’ union representatives or the pilots themselves to achieve the objectives they set out to achieve, on the contrary,” they warned in the notice.
The Consumer Association sight-Consumers in Action has reminded everyone the passengers who are affected by the strike they have entitled to compensation of at least 250 euros and the reimbursement of the ticket amount and the costs they have incurred if their flight is cancelled.
Source: EITB
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