This Sunday eight flights were suspended and 1,500 passengers were affected by the start of the Iberia Express strike, Iberia's low-cost brand. Workers demand improvements to their salary according to inflation.
The USO union, which organizes the protest, said that the interruption of activities will last ten days, which will be equivalent to 92 flights with 17,000 passengers without taking off. 84% of users were given alternative transportation and the rest coupons and reimbursement.
The situation is not particular to Iberia. EasyJet, Ryanair and Portway have also had strikes over pay issues. In the case of the first airline, 12 flights were canceled this Sunday during its third day. To date they accumulate 87 suspended.
In their case, the SEPLA union explains that the pilots ask that the working conditions of before the pandemic return.
In Portugal, several airports had interference in their operations. On Sunday, 69 flights were canceled in Lisbon and Porto by Portway. In total, 196 were suspended.
