More European airport chaos

Strikes and staff shortages have forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights as security staff, baggage handlers and airline cabin crew demand pay increases and better working conditions


BELGIUM, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
Jun 24-26: Ryanair cabin crew strike, causing Irish airline to cancel dozens of flights, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
Workers say airline does not respect local labour laws covering issues such as minimum wage

Jun 30-Jul 2: Ryanair crews in Spain set to strike again – dispute to affect 10 routes

SPAIN
Jul 1-3, 15-17, 29-31: EasyJet cabin crew working from Palma, Barcelona and Malaga to strike

ITALY, FRANCE
Jun 25: Ryanair staff in Italy strike. Some Air France pilots expected to strike Saturday

Jun 25-26: Ryanair staff at French airports of Toulouse, Marseille and Paris Beauvais to strike

Jul 1-2: Strike by workers at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports

UNITED KINGDOM
Jul 23-24, 30-31: 700 British Airways ground staff and baggage handlers at Heathrow to strike during peak summer holiday period


Sources: Associated Press, BBC, Reuters
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