'Expect disruption' Tui warns as Spanish airport workers plan walkouts
Brits travelling to Spain during the Easter holidays are facing disruption to their journeys with walkouts planned at several airports, including Majorca, Valencia and Madrid.
Tui has warned customers flying to and from Palma this weekend, through to Easter Sunday (31 March), “to factor additional time for security checks” into their journeys due to last-minute strike action by workers at security screening firm Trablisa.
"We apologise to any customers who may be inconvenienced and we appreciate their patience and understanding,” Tui added.
Last week, Jet2.com told Palma passengers to expect queues at both departures and arrivals due to maintenance work at the airport.
“All Jet2.com flights will be using check-in desks 188 to 203. Some boarding will still be taking place from module C until 26 March 2024,” the carrier said. “From 27 March 2024, we will start to operate from terminal A.”
Up to another 1,000 flights could be disrupted owing to planned strike action by air traffic controllers at Madrid’s Barajas airport from Wednesday (27 March) to Friday (29 March) owing to a dispute over working conditions.
“According to our estimates, based on the previous minimum service levels that have already been reported, cancellations for the two days would be between 800 and 1,000 flights,” Spain’s General Workers Union (UGT) said.
This will be 8.6% of total services forecast for Easter week, as Madrid airport is expecting more than 11,600 services ovwe 24-31 March.
Meanwhile in Valencia, airport staff are set to down tools two hours a day from Thursday (28 March) and 1 April between the hours of 11am and 1pm. Boarding, baggage reclaim and passenger information services will be among those disrupted.
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