Despite restrictions easing over recent months when it comes to travel, holidaymakers will still need to be careful when travelling to the popular holiday destination of Spain according to the UK Foreign Office.
The governing body has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to Spain, reports Liverpool Echo.
The new alert which was added yesterday, Monday August 1, advises all travellers to the European country to "consult airlines" as flights may be disrupted.
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The update comes as many airlines have announced their staff are set to strike. The guidance reads: "Possible strike action may cause some disruption to flights to and from Spain. You should consult your airline for updates prior to travel."
Budget airline Ryanair will see its go on staff strike on dates across a huge five-month period. After walk-outs on dates in June and July, two Spanish Ryanair cabin crew unions, Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and Sitcpla, have called for a strike that will last five months, every Monday to Thursday, running from August 8 through to January 7, 2023.
Lidia Aransanz, a leader for USO's Ryanair section, said: "As the company has been unable to listen to the workers, we have been forced to call new strike days". She also said the unions are demanding 22 days of holiday and two extra months payment per year to comply with Spanish legislation.
This new action will mainly affect the airports of Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Seville and Palma de Mallorca. Both national and international connections will be disrupted.
In a statement Ryanair said, "Ryanair has recently reached an agreement with the main Spanish CCOO union on pay, rosters and allowances for its Spanish cabin crew. Recent strikes by USO/SITCPLA have been poorly supported with minimal effect.
"Ryanair has operated over 45,000 flights to/from Spain over the last three months with less than 1% affected by crewing and Ryanair expects minimal (if any) disruption this winter."
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