Air Nostrum cancels 33 flights this Monday due to the pilots' strike

The airline Air Nostrum has canceled 33 flights on Monday, December 26, due to the pilots' strike called by the Sepla union, according to the list published on its website to inform customers.

These are flights originating in Alicante, Granada, Ibiza, Madrid, Mallorca, Menorca, Pamplona and Valencia, but also in Toulouse, Nice, Frankfurt, Bordeaux and Bologna, and the complete list can be consulted on the company's website.

Affected travelers may opt for a ticket refund or re-accommodation to other flights or dates, subject to availability.

The company indicates that, due to the called strike, they are "forced" to cancel flights in the six days of strikes that Sepla has called for December 26, 27, 29 and 30 and January 2 and 3, 2023 .

In addition to the 33 flights canceled during this day, on the 27th there will be 37 flights, on the 29th it will affect 34 and on December 30, 39 flights, while in January for the 2nd 33 will be canceled and on the 3rd there will be 35, in total 211 that, added to the 78 of the first two days of the strike, offer a total of 289 canceled flights.

Air Nostrum informs its customers that it has made the rates more flexible so that passengers on canceled flights can change the date if they prefer, and ensures that it is doing everything possible to offer alternative solutions to those affected.

Travelers who have purchased their tickets through iberia.com will receive a message from Iberia, the company for which Air Nostrum operates the affected flights, about the incident that has occurred;

If they have purchased the tickets through a travel agency, this will be the one that contacts the clients.

Low Cost companies affected by the strike

In addition,

have scheduled strike days for these dates in Spain, so travelers could be affected by the strikes on these airlines to enjoy their Christmas holidays.

In the case of Ryanair, the USO and Sitcpla unions, which represent the airline's cabin crew, called a new strike from August 8

, both included.

The strike consists of

, weekly.

The Stavla union called on Vueling cabin crew to participate in the strikes called every Friday, Sunday, Monday and holidays between November 1 and January 31, as well as holidays and the days 24 and 31 of December and January 5, to demand a salary update of 13.4% for 2022.

Despite the strike, the airline has ensured that it "guarantees all its operations during the Christmas period",

and provides that "all flights already scheduled and for sale will operate as planned" and added that those flights that could be affected by the strike have been canceled preventively.

Madrid-Barajas

The strikes also affect the Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport.

The

have called strikes, as reported by the ATES union.

Specifically, the companies awarded the surveillance and auxiliary services, Segurisa and Sagital, the VIP filters and 'fast track' began the strike this Thursday to demand social and labor improvements for the workers.

However, Sagital has received an act from a Madrid court

.

The strike was initially also called for the normal filter companies,

, but two courts in Madrid issued precautionary measures agreeing to the suspension of those strikes.

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