Traffic at Lisbon and Porto airports was disrupted this Friday, August 26, with around 100 flight cancellations due to a strike by ground handling staff scheduled for Sunday evening, according to Portugal Airport Authority (ANA). “This includes passengers on airline flights listingPlease confirm the status of your flight with your airline before going to the airporthe says on his website.
Worst hit was low-cost airline Easyjet, which decided to cancel several flights to and from Portugal’s two main airports on Thursday due to a social movement by Portway, a subsidiary of the airport manager. in Lisboneverything is calm“Because most of the passengers on the canceled flights were notified in advance,” an ANA spokesman told AFP.
Other European airports were affected
According to the unions, this strike was followed by 90% of Portway employees at Lisbon airport and 85% at Porto. Funchal on the island of Madeira and Faro in the tourist region of the Algarve (south) were slightly affected by the move. The strikers demandimmediate salary increaseallow employees to “restore their purchasing power“According to a press release from the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC), with the initiation of the movement.
Portugal’s airports are not the only ones affected by staff strikes. Since last spring, several social movements have disrupted traffic at major European air hubs, particularly Amsterdam, London-Heathrow and Frankfurt. Labor shortages are causing delays and forcing airlines to cut flights as the recovery in tourism is stronger than expected.
Source: Le Figaro
