Costa del Sol
21 June 2018 Spanish air traffic controllers have given government 48 hours notice to come up with a decent plan or they will strike - somewhen...
You will likely be delayed due to new French ATC strike this weekend. Add to this Italian air Traffic control strike 5 Jul, 2018. Greek airports at high capacity and German ATC are on a not official go slow. Holiday makers getting hit coming and going. Disgraceful for all of these delays see Easy Travel Report for updates
Friday 15 June, 2018 More strikes for you. French air traffic control strike, again this week-end will likely cause delays as airlines have to figure out how to maneuver around French air space. Expect more French ATC strikes to come.
Air France strike this month. Issues not resolved. Brussels airline pilot's, Spanish air traffic control, Belgian railway and Argentina general strike see Easy Travel Report
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10 May, 2018 Sorry, we have some strike dates and times for you for read Malaga Metro Strike
Brussels Airlines pilot strike dates are in Monday and Wednesday 14, 16 May, 2018, expect more dates to come
You might also need to know that air traffic controllers based out of Barcelona Airport will strike intermittently though out summer 2018 read
19 March, 2018 You flight will likely be delayed to or from Malaga Airport this week due to French air traffic control strike More strikes are planned this week by Air France and HOP subsidiary.
August 2017 Don't rely on getting a taxi. Intermittent taxi strikes.
Expect delays through passport control and security summer 2017. When leaving Malaga give yourself a good three hours before your flight leaves to get through the security delays.
Spanish aviation workers decide on August 16th, whether or not to strike for 25 days, 24 hrs each, from Sept 15 includes Christmas 2017 Updates Easy Travel Report
Nationwide Taxi Strike
Likely to effect Malaga Airport.
Two taxi strikes are planned Saturday, July 29th and Monday the 31st of July and from then on an indefinite taxi strike is planned.
26 June 2017 Very hot in Malaga today, tomorrow and Wednesday expect high winds to delay flights.
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Malaga Airport Strike
Update:-Friday 30 June 2017 Departure board at Malaga airport, something like 57 delayed departure flights over the last two days flightstats.com
Be prepared for long wait.
Malaga Airport Security Strike
Wednesday 21 June 2017 Malaga Airport security strike, every Thursday and Friday 10am - Noon. Strike starts tomorrow. If you are leaving from Malaga, make sure you get to the airport early, 3 hours minimum before your flight is to leave. Keep hand luggage to a minimum. Stay in close contact with your airline. If you are landing in Malaga be ready for a long wait to get through airport security and customs. For this and other strikes that may effect your travels see Easy Travel Report front page
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30 May 2017 Nationwide taxi strike today. Malaga taxi drivers will join in from noon to 2pm. Barcelona airport 24 hours and Madrid Airport, strike lasted 12 hours.
Two more protests are planned Saturday, July 29th and Monday the 31st of July from then on an indefinite taxi strike is planned.
Spanish Taxi Strike
26 April, 2017 You've landed into a taxi strike today. It will be over around 2pm in
Barcelona.
You maybe flying into another Spanish city.
Expect demonstrations to last longer than stated.
Valencia till?
Santander till?
Sevilla 10:00 - 3pm
A Coruna 10:30 - 1:30pm
Malaga 11am - 1pm
Madrid till 1pm
Abiza till 3pm
Sevilla 10 - 3pm
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EasyJet Handling Strike Malaga Airport
13 June 2016 Thought we'd put our two cents in. We have plenty of enquiries as to whether this strike is still going on. We've had no complaints, newspapers have been quiet as with union... Let us know if you know otherwise? People want to know.
Delays to Gatwick yesterday due to large pothole opening up on runway.
2 June 2016 No agreement was made Tuesday. Strike to start Wednesday 00.00. In addition every Monday from 10am to noon terminal 2 and 3 will be blocked. By law minimal service is to be guaranteed by workers. Dare we say, you might be able to "get by"
You may or may not want to know French air traffic control strike has been called off. Strike is being replaced by Air France pilot strike!
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EasyJet CGT union workers at Malaga airport to strike Monday 31 May, 2016 for 24 hours. Unions threaten indefinite strike action. EasyJet baggage handlers will strike 31 May starting 00.00 hrs. Strikers say strike will go on for a week. You may find the road to terminal 2 and 3 blocked.
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(It’s possible EasyJet will bring in crews from else where )
Bristol, Amsterdam, Basel, Belfast International, Berlin Schoenefeld, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London Gatwick, Luton, Southend, Stansted, Manchester, Milan Malpensa, Newcastle and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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26 May 2016 Bad news if flying to France today. French air traffic control strike (cancelled
1 June 2016)
You might even want to know on the way back next week you may encounter another strike which is threatening to be worse in worker participation. Dates are June 3, 4 and 5. Air France pilots will also be striking in June, dates not made public yet www.easytravelreport.com and see French air traffic controllers strikes
11 March Rubbish strike over with.
By the time you get there, streets will be clean. Maybe.
2 March 2016 Flying into Malaga Airport? Garbage strike started yesterday.
You can even report areas Diariosur
Strikes from 2015
Menzies Spanish Baggage Handler Strike
Heads up Monday September 14, 2015
air traffic controllers will announce possible strike action Spanish air traffic control strikes
Spanish baggage Handler Strike
Handlers for Menzies Aviation
Airports involved:- Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid Airport, Palma de Mallorca
Update already:-30 August 2015. Madrid airport is involved after all and changes to strike dates and times.
September 5, 12, 19 and 26 - 8am to noon
September 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 8am to 11am and 8pm to 11pm
(Old strike dates, you are not going crazy Friday 4, 11, 18 and 25 of September, 2015
4:30 am - 7:30 and again in the evening 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.)
Call your airline your flight will likely be brought forward, delayed or cancelled. Airlines have plenty of time to work around this. By law some handlers will have to work during these strike hours. Pay attention if traveling to and from airports - Spanish rail strike is planned in September.
We will be updating www.easytravelreport.com
(Malaga big wheel now open, September 2015, only around for 8 months)
Daily Mail Migrants coming into Marbella near by beaches on jet ski's
Old strikes for 2015
Saturday, 22 August 2015 HEADS UP, Good news, we learned, out of the blue today, baggage strikes cancelled.
14 August 2015 Another baggage handlers strike
Malaga Airport baggage handler strikes
Both strikes will be - 10 am to noon.
Iberia Handling:- Airlines effected British Airways, Vueling and of course Iberia. Chances our other airlines will be affected. Call your airline. Approximately 40 - 50 flights to land and takeoff during those two hours.
Friday 21 August and
Friday 28 August, 2015
See our front page www.easytravelreport.com for other strikes.
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Spanish air traffic controllers strike.
Malaga airport to be affected by the Spanish air traffic control strike.
Update:- Sunday July 18, 2015 2,155 flights expect to be affected by the strike this Saturday (25th) and 1,014 on Sunday (26th). Call your airline.. Make a plan B for just in case.
ourairports - Malaga is handy
Update:-8 July 2015 80% of flights by law must leave during these strike hours.
Update:-7 July 2015 Meeting to take place tomorrow (Wednesday) decision to be made over minimum service. At the moment 80% of controllers must attend work.
29 June 2015 New Spanish air traffic control dates are in. Local times.
Saturday 11 July 2015 10am - 1pm
Sunday 12 July 2015 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 25 July 2015 10am - 1pm
Sunday 26 July 2015 5pm - 8pm
Follow along with us at Spanish air traffic control strike 2015
Last strike
Update:-9 June 2015 Shenanigans at Madrid T4 today. Departure board goes black. Passengers told over loud speaker to go directly to gates.
Malaga delays today due to weather, not by strike.
Update:-Saturday June 6, 2015 Meeting yesterday was fruitless, strike still on. With 70% of flights leaving it will keep disruptions down to a minimum. Airlines can easily work around this.
Update:-3 June, Spanish government step in and insist 70% of flights by law will have to leave. (Almost making the strike ineffective, frustrating controllers.) Now it's up to your airline, call them. More talks planned for Friday, June 5th.
27 May 2015 Yes, you've come to the right place. Spanish air traffic control strikes for June 2015.
Union of Air Traffic Controllers (USCA)
Times 10 am - Noon and 6 - 8 pm (local times)
Monday 8 June 2014
Wednesday 10 June 2014
Friday 12 June and Sunday 14 June.
Strike is over the punishment of 61 controllers who went on strike in 2010.
(This union's last strike was 26 years ago, represent 90% of controllers) We will update on www.easytravelreport main page.
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Old strike actions for 2015
23 April, 2015 Power failure today at Malaga Airport causing 9 flights to be diverted to Seville and Granda. Power failure lasted 14 seconds. Passengers who wished were driven back to Malaga airport by buses.
7 April, 2015 Your flight from Malaga Airport - Costa del Sol might be delayed, cancelled or brought forward to to a French air traffic controllers strike April and May 2015.
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Old strikes for 2015
Update:-3 March 2015 Good news this strike has been cancelled.
Malaga Airport Strike by Swissport baggage handlers and ramp workers. No exact day's given. Yes, you are reading it right. No exact days given.
March - 8 days of strike action
Time 6pm - 8pm
March - Has 5 days of strike action
Time 10 am - noon.
April 3 and 4th 6pm - 8pm
April 5th 10 am - Noon.
Follow along with us for other airports involved. Updates www.easytravelreport.com
Perhaps your airline uses another company or airline might have a contingency plan in place.
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Old news for 2015
10 February, 2015 27 DAYS OF STRIKES CANCELLED.
4 February 2015 Madness 27 days of strike action and protests planned this summer at Spanish airports 2015
Follow along with us. Spanish Airport Strikes 2015 check page often for updates.
February 11, 2015 will see protests at Malaga airport - Costa del Sol Terminal 3 starting 10am.
Aena employees 130 people in Malaga Airport.
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Old strikes for 2014
11 March 2014 Irish airport workers to strike Friday, 14 March 2014. Your airline should have called you.
19 February 2014 Malaga Airport. Taxi drivers threaten more strikes to come.
14 February 2014 Malaga taxi strike planned for this week-end has been cancelled for talks on Monday 17th February.
Last years industrial actions 2013
Swissport baggage handlers strike
August 19, 2013 Heat wave.
August 16, 2013 Update:-Saturday, not much participation with the workforce. No strike effect at the port today.
Not Malaga Airport but Malaga Port strike, starting August 17, 06.45 hours, first Day of the
The Malaga Fair 2013 be held from 17 to 24 August. Not sure how this will effect Malaga cruise ship port or for how long.
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Old industrial actions
Malaga Airport Strikes July 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2013 9am to Noon and then from 6PM to 8PM. Keep in close touch with your airline. We will be updating if we find anything new. Like a cancellation would be nice. Remember if you are flying into another Spanish airport you could be hit again. (see airport strikes) We are not sure if Swissport is the only baggage handling company at Malaga airport. Your airline might have better sense and use another company!! Email us, let our viewers know what's going on.
Sunday, June 30 Swissport (this is happening at Barcelona El Prat, perhaps similiar situation in Malaga) "sabotage and coercion" by it's workers. Saturday afternoon, aircraft towing tractors, buses passenger and baggage handling equipment and cargo, damaged during the whole day. Causing 50% delay of flights. Today, Sunday, flights delayed still.-
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Old strike actions
Malaga Airport Strike, Costa Del Sol Airport strike, Marbella. Not looking good for the month of March!
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March 24, Get that home made Sangria made up.
No baggage strikes and no taxi strike - party time.
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Easter Friday Malaga rubbish strike starts, will effect airport.
Malaga taxi drivers strike Easter week. Malaga taxi drivers are only striking at the airport. Starting 6PM Easter Monday till following Monday 6AM.
Flights by TAP Portugal subsidiary Portugalia to Lisbon form Malaga will be cancelled March follow along with us TAP Strike
Old news
February 26 Malaga airport, Iberia Airline has flight cancellation planned for March 4 5 6 7 8 for Iberia, Iberia Express, Air Nostrum and Vueling. Update:-Iberia Airline strike is over, but pilots not happy.
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February 21, 2013 Malaga airport flights, Air Nostrum, Iberia Express and Vueling all being hit by Iberia airline strike. Strike will again effect flights in March. Follow along with us. So far things seem to going along nicely in Malaga, no reports that other airlines were effected, such as Flybe. If you know different let us know, please.
Last years industrial actions
31 October 2012 Today it has been announced that "Green Jackets" airport information and health service workers who work at Malaga airport will strike every week-end in November and December, 18 days in all.
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Second runway opens 28 June 2012 improvements also include, new equipment in control tower and a new radio communications center.
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Thursday 29 March 2012 Spanish General Strike, 29-M. Will effect all flights to Malaga Marbella airport. Call your airline. Flights from Cork and Dublin expected to take a hit.
Costa Del Sol Airport Malaga Strike
Who else is on strike today?
What's your airline up to?
Busiest airline carriers at Malaga Airport, Spain.
Malaga flights will all be delayed.
Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling, Iberia, Air Berlin,
Aer Lingus, Monarch, Air Europa, Transavia, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Thomson Airways, and Bmibaby.
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