• EasyJet cabin crew in Spain to strike over pay and working conditions.
• Walkout planned for July with bases in Barcelona, Málaga and Palma likely to be affected.
• Union is looking for a 40% pay rise in low-paid cabin staff’s basic wage.

EasyJet cabin crews in Spain will strike for nine days. During the peak of the summer vacation season in July; EasyJet cabin staff in Spain will go on strike for nine days.

The flight attendants of the low-cost carrier will strike in three phases over the course of the month. This will become a hassle for the company due to the holiday season.

Due to the fact that EasyJet cabin crews in Spain will strike, the planned walkouts will add to the pandemonium during a holiday season; that already appears to be wreaking havoc.

At the end of last week, Gatwick Airport cut a substantial portion of its schedule; and Ryanair crews in five European nations are preparing strike action.

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The Spanish USO union has organized the easyJet strike.

It comes only one day after the low-cost carrier revealed that it will be removing 11,000 flights; from its summer schedule.

The union is requesting a 40 percent increase in the base wage; for low-income cabin workers.

Hundreds of crew members will refuse to work for three 72-hour periods.

Bases in Barcelona, Málaga, and Palma; are all expected to be affected.

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