Spain flight strikes: Ryanair staff confirm new walkout dates in July

Travellers could face more chaos after Spain’s Ryanair cabin crew voted to strike for another 12 days in July.

Workers affiliated with two Spanish unions are set to walk out from 12 to 15 July, 18 to 21 July and 25 to 28 July.

The new action follows weeks of chaos for the airline, which faced six days of strikes in recent weeks and was forced to cancel 10 Spanish flights on Saturday.

Staff want a deal that “guarantees decent work conditions for all personnel" at the airline, the USO and SITCPLA unions said in a joint statement.

The strikes come as European airports and carriers struggle to cope with a surge in travel demand, with thousands of flights cancelled over the past month.

Ryanair operates out of more than 20 airports in Spain.

However, the budget carrier does not expect widespread disruption, a spokesperson said.

“(We expect) minimal (if any) disruption to its flight schedules in July as a result of minor and poorly supported Spanish labour strikes”, an airline spokesperson said on Saturday.

But the named Spanish unions claim otherwise. Both has threatened to coordinate action with other Ryanair staff in Belgium, France, Italy and Portugal.

A USO spokesperson demanded that Ryanair executives “change their attitude” towards negotiations.

“The unions and crew of Ryanair show their protest again in this way and demand a change of attitude from the airline.

“The unions and crew of Ryanair… ask [the airline] to resume the negotiation of a collective agreement that includes decent working conditions under Spanish law.”

The strike coincides with industrial action by easyJet staff, who will strike for nine days in July. 

Airports across the continent are contending with workplace walkouts.

Last month, industrial action forced