# Factbox-Europe’s ongoing strike-related travel disruptions Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2023-04-24 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Europe Strike Travel Disruptions Update Meta Description: Stay informed on how strikes in Europe can impact your travel plans - including cancellations, delays, and more. Get the latest developments here. URL: https://financedigest.com/factbox-europes-ongoing-strike-related-travel-disruptionshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2023-04-03t115245z2lynxmpej320dcrtroptp4ryanair-agm-1736814109432-compressed.jpg) # Factbox-Europe’s ongoing strike-related travel disruptions (Reuters) – Strikes in Europe could disrupt travel into the summer, as passengers numbers globally recover to pre-pandemic levels. Since last year, strikes and staff shortages have forced European airlines to cancel thousands of flights to avoid long queues at major airports. Claim management firm AirHelp says flight cancellations and delays of more than three hours in Europe were up from 2022 and 2019 over the April 5-11 period, which coincided with Easter holidays. Disruptions were most marked in France and Britain. # Here is a summary of recent developments: ### BRITAIN \\*\\* Around 1,400 [security staff at London’s Heathrow Airport will take a further eight days](https://www.financedigest.com/onespan-joins-national-cyber-security-alliance-data-privacy-day.html "OneSpan Joins the National Cyber Security Alliance on Data Privacy Day") of strike action scheduled for May 4-6, 9-10 and 25-27 in a dispute over pay. This follows a 10-day strike by [security staff that ended earlier this month](https://www.financedigest.com/more-than-half-52-of-cisos-are-prioritising-gdpr-compliance-over-the-next-12-months-new-data-from-the-2017-financial-services-information-security-network-shows.html "More than half (52%) of CISOs are prioritising GDPR compliance over the next 12 months, new data from the 2017 Financial Services Information Security Network shows"). \\*\\* More than 1,000 members of the [Public and Commercial Services](https://www.financedigest.com/the-new-fangled-normal-of-working-from-home-to-push-the-public-cloud-service-market.html "The “New-Fangled” Normal of “Working from Home” to Push the Public Cloud Service Market") Union (PCS) across most of Britain’s passport offices, including in London, Liverpool and Glasgow, will walk out from April 3 to May 5, the union said. [Border Force staff are expected to strike on April 28, possibly impacting border control](https://www.financedigest.com/session-border-controller-sbc-market-2021-scope-of-current-and-future-industry-2025.html "Session Border Controller (SBC) Market 2021 | Scope of Current and Future Industry 2025") wait times. ### FRANCE \\*\\* Ryanair expected cancellations or delays of flights to and from France between March 30 and April 8 [due to ongoing air traffic control](https://www.financedigest.com/version-control-systems-market-gain-impetus-due-to-the-growing-demand-over-2017-2026.html "Version Control Systems Market Gain Impetus due to the Growing Demand over 2017 – 2026") strikes. CEO Michael O’Leary said on April 19 the airline will have to trim its [July schedule because it expects](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-firms-up-expectations-for-july-interest-rate-hike.html "ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike") delays to around 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. ### GERMANY \\*\\* Berlin airport cancelled all passenger departures on April 24 as air security [staff held a one-day strike over pay](https://www.financedigest.com/unicredit-to-pay-bonus-replace-850-older-branch-staff-in-italy.html "UniCredit to pay bonus, replace 850 older branch staff in Italy"). \\*\\* Airports in Duesseldorf, Hamburg and Cologne, Bonn and Stuttgart were hit by strikes last week, with [nearly 100,000 people](https://www.financedigest.com/nearly-60-of-people-are-worried-about-their-data-being-used-by-mobile-apps-but-continue-to-download-as-many-as-100-apps-over-the-course-of-a-year.html "Nearly 60% of people are worried about their data being used by mobile apps, but continue to download as many as 100 apps over the course of a year") expected to be affected. ### SPAIN \\*\\* Pilots for Spanish airline [Air Europa will go on strike](https://www.financedigest.com/air-france-cancels-55-of-short-medium-haul-flights-sept-16-due-to-strike.html "Air France cancels 55% of short, medium-haul flights Sept. 16 due to strike") on May 1, 2, 4 and 5 amid a wage dispute. \\*\\* Pilots for Spanish airline Iberia Regional Air Nostrum voted to go on an indefinite strike [amid a wage dispute with the company](https://www.financedigest.com/apple-makes-history-as-first-3-trillion-company-amid-tech-stock-surge.html "Apple makes history as first trillion company amid tech stock surge"). Air Nostrum said pilots called for a strike every [Monday and Friday](https://www.financedigest.com/fighting-fraud-on-black-friday-and-cyber-monday.html "FIGHTING FRAUD ON BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY") from Feb 27. \\*\\* Swissport handling workers called for a 24-hour strike from Feb. 27 until April 13 every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 17 Spanish airports, UGT union said. ## HIRING AND INCENTIVES \\*\\* Iberia, IAG’s Spanish airline, planned to hire a total of 2,145 staff in the first half of the year to be able to handle the Easter [travel rush and the summer](https://www.financedigest.com/factbox-europes-summer-travel-chaos-2.html "Factbox: Europe’s summer travel chaos") season. \\*\\* In Italy, ITA Airways averted strikes after an undisclosed [wage increase deal with unions](https://www.financedigest.com/carrefour-management-increases-offer-in-wage-talks-with-unions.html "Carrefour management increases offer in wage talks with unions") at the end of February. (Compiled by Tiago Brandao, Pierre John Felcenloben and Antonis Triantafyllou; Editing by Paul Simao and Alexander Smith) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---