Strikes Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport

Strikes Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport – airline pilots are striking across Europe for a week.

Strikes Cause Chaos At Malaga Airport

Once again the Costa Del Sol is being hit by airline strikes which are causing disruption to travellers. These strikes cause chaos at Malaga airport, and are expected to last until Monday 20th June. Pilots with several European airlines are involved with the strike, including Iberia, EasyJet, British Airways, and Air France. Air traffic controllers in France are also striking.

You can find out the latest arrival and departure information for Malaga Airport here.

Iberia fears up to 1,500 flights and around 200,000 passengers could be affected over the seven days by the strike involving up to 1,900 of its pilots. A Heathrow Airport spokeswoman said: “We are advising passengers to contact their airline before travelling.”

There are also fears that up to nine million British Airways passengers – two thirds of them flying from Heathrow – could by hit by industrial action involving two separate disputes involving pensions and rotas. The biggest potential threat comes from pilots and cabin crew unions in dispute with BA on pensions. The row is over staff who will now have to work until 65 – instead of retiring at 55. BA cabin crew are meanwhile gearing up for industrial action because of a separate dispute in what cabin crew unions say are “broken agreements” over staffing levels on long-haul flights.

Ryanair spokesman Kenny Jacobs said: “These ongoing strikes by the French air traffic control unions are being directly aimed not only at families taking a well-deserved summer holiday, but also at the millions of football fans coming to France this summer for the Euros.

“It is shocking that a small group of unionized workers can hold a continent of football fans to ransom, and we regret that once again we have been forced to cancel a number of flights due to the selfish actions of these workers.”

93.6 Global Radio have prepared some answers to frequently asked questions which we hope you will find useful.

Will you get a refund if your flight is cancelled?

Yes. European Union regulations require airlines to offer you either a full refund of the unused parts of your tickets, or to re-route you to your destination, as soon as possible. Some airlines may also allow you to rebook your flights for a later date at no extra cost.

Will you get compensation if your flight is delayed?

Airlines are not liable to pay the additional cash compensation set out by EU regulations because they are not directly responsible for the disruption.

What happens if you are stranded away from home?

EU regulations make it clear that, when a flight with an EU airline or from an EU airport is cancelled, an airline is liable to pay for the cost of a hotel and subsistence for all those stranded as a result, until a replacement flight is provided. Should your airline advise you to buy your own food and accommodation, keep all receipts, and keep such costs to a reasonable minimum, before making a claim when you get back to Britain.

What about package holidays?

Those passengers on package holidays who are stranded in a destination should be looked after by their tour operator, and the operator is legally obliged to get them home. Customers will usually be allowed to stay in their original hotel, or will be moved to one of a similar standard on a half-board or all-inclusive basis. The exact situation will depend on the operator’s booking terms and conditions.