EasyJet flight staff planning strikes in Spain on summer key dates | World | News
British travellers have been issued a major warning about holidaying in Spain on certain dates this summer. Holidaymakers hoping to travel back to the UK from Spain on June, 25, 26 and 27 could face disruption from planned walkouts by easyJet staff at airports across the country. Cabin workers scheduled to fly out from Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Palma later this month will instead hit the picket line to call for higher pay, as part of a co-ordinated effort by the Unión Sindical Obrera.
The strike could see over 650 staff members stage a walkout from Spanish airports on three consecutive days, in a move that could impact 21 flights. The union has demanded higher wages in line with easyJet staff at the budget airline’s other European bases, according to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, which it alleges pay workers between 30% and 200% more. Representatives have also reportedly demanded “decent, fair and equitable” working conditions to match their European counterparts.
A spokesperson for the airline said it was planning to operate as normal during the strike days – as record numbers of British tourists are expected to flood Spain this summer, following a 11% year-on-year rise in April.
While easyJet has maintained that all possible action will be taken to minimise the impact of the walkouts on holidaymakers, the Spanish union said the strikes were the result of “absolute disagreement” leading to a negotiations deadlock.
An EasyJet spokesperson told The Mirror: “EasyJet has been advised of strike action by its Spain-based cabin crew at its Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante and Palma bases on June 25, 26 and 27.
“We currently plan to operate our full schedule as normal and would like to reassure customers that we will do all possible to minimise the impact of any action.”
The demonstrations will come ahead of easyJet’s planned reopening of its Newcastle base in spring 2026, nearly five years after its COVID-19-related closure.
The budget airline reported a pre-tax loss of £394 million for the six months to the end of March, compared to losses of £350 million last year.
However, officials said the figure showed a “slight improvement” of around £50 million when this year’s later Easter date was taken into account.
EasyJet also said the number of passengers it carried in the first three months of 2025 was 18.2 million, up 8% compared with a year ago.
