https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Cabin crew belonging to Spain’s low-cost airline Vueling have called for strikes from November until after Christmas, while more walkouts have been announced by Ryanair staff as well following a summer of travel disruptions. https://www.thelocal.es/20221025/spain-strike-woes-continue-for-low-cost-airlines-vueling-and-ryanair Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:00:24 +0200 spain-strike-woes-continue-for-low-cost-airlines-vueling-and-ryanair Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancelled six flights in Spain on Monday as cabin crew began a new four-day strike over pay and working conditions, union officials said. The carrier for its part argues that the strikes have had little impact on its activity in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20220822/ryanair-cancels-more-flights-in-spain-as-strike-resumes Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:45:22 +0200 ryanair-cancels-more-flights-in-spain-as-strike-resumes Following the announcement that Ryanair and EasyJet staff have added further strike days in August and September 2022, we list the dates that travellers looking to fly to and from Spain may want to avoid booking tickets for. https://www.thelocal.es/20220705/spains-summer-strike-calendar-the-days-you-might-want-to-to-avoid-flying Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:46:55 +0200 spains-summer-strike-calendar-the-days-you-might-want-to-to-avoid-flying A cabin crew strike at Ryanair in Spain, which began in June causing hundreds of flight cancellations and delays, will continue until January 2023 with regular 24-hour work stoppages, two workers' unions said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220727/ryanair-strike-in-spain-flight-cancellations-set-to-continue-until-january Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:34:41 +0200 ryanair-strike-in-spain-flight-cancellations-set-to-continue-until-january Ryanair’s Spain-based cabin crew strike continues to cause issues for international travellers. Here are the upcoming flights to and from Spain which the low-cost airline has confirmed as cancelled for what's left of July and early August. https://www.thelocal.es/20220719/ryanair-strike-which-flights-to-and-from-spain-have-been-cancelled Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:38:02 +0200 ryanair-strike-which-flights-to-and-from-spain-have-been-cancelled Fifty-four Ryanair flights to and from Spain were cancelled on Thursday and several hundred others delayed during an ongoing strike by the low-cost airline’s cabin staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20220701/ryanair-strike-in-spain-54-cancelled-flights-and-300-delayed-on-thursday Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:11:31 +0200 ryanair-strike-in-spain-54-cancelled-flights-and-300-delayed-on-thursday The first of the six days of strike action called by Ryanair’s cabin crew in Spain began on Friday with a much smaller impact than expected for travellers, as only a handful of flights from Belgium were cancelled.   https://www.thelocal.es/20220624/ryanair-strike-in-spain-kicks-off-with-hardly-any-cancelled-flights Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:18:05 +0200 ryanair-strike-in-spain-kicks-off-with-hardly-any-cancelled-flights Spanish unions recently called on staff at budget airline Ryanair to hold a six-day strike in June and July, and as things stand, the stoppage is scheduled to go ahead. Here's everything you need to know and how it could affect Ryanair passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20220620/whats-the-latest-on-the-ryanair-strikes-in-spain Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:09:16 +0200 whats-the-latest-on-the-ryanair-strikes-in-spain Spanish unions called on staff at low-cost airline Ryanair on Monday to hold a six-day strike at the start of the summer holidays, the latest action by aviation industry workers to demand better conditions in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20220613/more-travel-chaos-looming-as-ryanair-staff-set-to-strike-in-spain Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:30:40 +0200 more-travel-chaos-looming-as-ryanair-staff-set-to-strike-in-spain Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Tuesday it cut more than 200 jobs in Spain as it closed three bases in the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20200115/ryanair-says-cut-over-200-jobs-in-spain Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:26:08 +0100 ryanair-says-cut-over-200-jobs-in-spain A Spanish court has ordered Ryanair to refund a customer who was charged for taking a carry-on bag without a special ticket, and told the airline to remove the clause from its terms and conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20191120/ryanairs-cabin-bag-fee-policy-ruled-abusive-by-spanish-court Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:29:27 +0100 ryanairs-cabin-bag-fee-policy-ruled-abusive-by-spanish-court A new petition is calling for signatures to pressure budget airline Ryanair to reinstate the popular direct route between Madrid and Newcastle. https://www.thelocal.es/20190917/madrid-residents-lobby-ryanair-for-direct-flight-to-newcastle Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:49:25 +0200 madrid-residents-lobby-ryanair-for-direct-flight-to-newcastle Ryanair pilots in Spain said Wednesday they planned to go on strike for five days in September to protest the planned closure of four bases that threatens 512 jobs. https://www.thelocal.es/20190828/now-ryanair-pilots-in-spain-call-september-strike Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:00:12 +0200 now-ryanair-pilots-in-spain-call-september-strike Ryanair said Friday it is closing four of its bases in Spain, a move a union said would result in more than 500 job losses. https://www.thelocal.es/20190824/ryanair-closing-four-spanish-bases-threatening-512-jobs-union Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:33:58 +0200 ryanair-closing-four-spanish-bases-threatening-512-jobs-union Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have called ten days of strikes during September. If you are booked with the budget airline and flight is affected then make sure you know your rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20190823/what-you-can-claim-back-if-ryanairs-summer-strike-affects-you Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:03:36 +0200 what-you-can-claim-back-if-ryanairs-summer-strike-affects-you Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have confirmed plans to hold 10 days of strikes in September after the airline cannounced plans to close several bases in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20190821/ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-threaten-10-days-of-strikes-in-september Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:10:44 +0200 ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-threaten-10-days-of-strikes-in-september Unions representing 1,800 Ryanair cabin crew in Spain said Wednesday they had called off a strike planned for later this week after reaching a deal with the airline following months of fraught negotiations. https://www.thelocal.es/20190109/spanish-unions-call-off-ryanair-strike-after-deal Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:06:19 +0100 spanish-unions-call-off-ryanair-strike-after-deal Unions representing Ryanair's roughly 1,800 cabin crew in Spain have called off a 24-hour strike planned for Tuesday but said they will go ahead with work stoppages on January 10th and 13th. https://www.thelocal.es/20190108/ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-call-off-first-day-of-strike Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:43:06 +0100 ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-call-off-first-day-of-strike Ryanair has fired six cabin crew who took a photograph of themselves simulating having to sleep on the floor in Spain's Malaga airport as part of a protest over conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20181108/ryanair-fires-six-crew-members-for-fake-photo Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:19:22 +0100 ryanair-fires-six-crew-members-for-fake-photo Police in Barcelona have confirmed they will investigate the alleged racist incident that occurred on a Ryanair flight last Friday as it prepared to leave El Prat airport for London Stansted. https://www.thelocal.es/20181023/barcelona-city-hall-launches-investigation-into-ryanair-racist-rant Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:08:20 +0200 barcelona-city-hall-launches-investigation-into-ryanair-racist-rant