Labor conflict in airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet in Spain or SAS in the Nordic countries, with strikes being named since the beginning of July, does not seem to have made a significant impact on the airline business. Even serious conflicts at airports in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands have not stopped the recovery of one of the businesses hardest hit during the pandemic. Last July, Spain’s Aina airports reached their best level of activity since the outbreak of the Coruna virus, with more than 27 million passengers that month. Thus, it is still only eight points lower than 2019, when they set records.
In the first seven months of 2022, the recovery reached 83.9% of passenger traffic compared to the same period in 2019. From January to July 2022, with 132,007,150 passengers, the latest data from Aena indicates. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the largest number of passengers, with 5,025,214, which is a 15.5% decrease compared to July 2019. It is followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, with 4,431,648 passengers. (-17.3%); Palma de Mallorca 4132434 by (-1.8%); Málaga – Costa del Sol with 2064856 points (-7.3%). Alicante Elche Miguel Hernandez, with 1,519,739 passengers (-11.7%); Ibiza, 1,343,450 (+0.8%); and Gran Canaria, with 1,068,205 passengers (-0.1%). Thus, airports that receive sun and beach tourism are the best airports to recover.
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Pilots’ strike on EasyJet has forced the cancellation of twelve flights to and from El Prat and Palma
It remains to be seen, yes, the impact of the strikes on Ryanair and EasyJet for the month of August. During the month, only one day will not be affected by any layovers from cabin crew and pilots. Yesterday, Barcelona Airport was the worst stopped by the protest of pilots at Barcelona Airport low cost The British are supported by the Cipla Confederation. In total, six flights in El Prat – three originally and three as a destination – were canceled due to the strike and another six in Palma de Mallorca. Passengers affected by the suspension of flights in Barcelona lamented that the airline did not inform them of the situation until they reached the boarding gate. A spokesperson for EaSyjet’s Sepla division, Martijn Tros, urged the airline yesterday to make a “realistic” offer that does not entail a “salary reduction” in relation to pre-pandemic conditions. Accordingly, the terms proposed by the company represent a loss in purchasing power of about 25% for the group of pilots compared to 2019.
The strike will continue today and tomorrow, with minimum services set between 57% and 61% of flights depending on the airport. Ryanair will start Monday, through Thursday, and on Friday EasyJet pilots will resume protesting for 72 hours.
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