Spain airport strikes: Holiday warning as Tenerife South Airport joins strike action alongside Barcelona, Alicante, Palma and Malaga airports - full list dates
An upcoming strike called by the UGT union will affect five major Spanish airports.
Menzies provides ground handling services to several major airlines, including EasyJet, British Airways, Norwegian, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, American Airlines, and Emirates. According to a statement from UGT, staff are protesting over unpaid wages, payroll errors, breaches of employee transfer rights, disorganisation in working hours and shift patterns, chronic understaffing that leads to excessive workloads, and the arbitrary allocation of holidays.
The union also claims that the company has failed to comply with the national ‘handling’ sector agreement, Menzies’ own company agreement, and a sector-wide accord ratified before the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA) in December 2024, which had previously averted strike action. The planned walkouts fall during one of the busiest periods for tourism in the Canary Islands, raising concerns of potential delays and disruption for passengers.
The strike will affect five major Spanish airports: Barcelona-El Prat, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, and Tenerife South. The industrial action will involve 1,500 of Menzies’ employees on the 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th and 31st August.
Passengers travelling through Tenerife South or the other affected airports on the strike days are advised to check with their airline for the latest updates before heading to the airport.
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