In Europe, where staffing issues and strike action continue to affect operations at major airlines and airports, the season of air travel chaos will continue well into the fall.
In Spain, there will be weekly strikes for the rest of the year, starting on August 15th, and in Portugal, there will be several days of industrial action in August.
Chaos at airports in Europe.
There is a recurring problem of canceled events. The majority of the canceled flights are in Europe. Over 15000 flights have been canceled in August. As a result of staff shortages, British Airways canceled 10,000 flights until the end of October.
If you're going to Europe in the coming months, you need to be aware of the disruptions.
There will be another round of industrial strike action in Spain on Monday. Up to 1700 workers will walk out every Monday to Thursday from next week until January 23rd as negotiations for improved pay and working conditions fail to reach a satisfying conclusion between the unions USO and S ITCPLA and airline bosses.
Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla and Valencia are airports where staff will stage a strike.
The first two weeks of industrial action are expected to affect over one million passengers. If you're flying to or from Spain in August or September, you won't have to worry about delays. bosses have already reached a pay agreement with most of the staff who are represented by CCOO
"Ryanair expects that these latest threatened strikes, which involve only a handful of our Spanish cabin crew, will have zero impact on our Spanish flights or schedules in August or September," the spokesman said. There is no word on what will happen in the year.
Spanish aviation will face more disruptions later this month, with easyJet pilots staging three 72-hour strikes between August 12 and 28.
There will be three days of strike action by Portuguese aviation staff, including cabin crew, security staff and ground handler, as they fight for better pay and conditions.
The ANA airport authority runs 10 airports and all workers will be affected by the strike. If the strike goes ahead, passengers should try and avoid flying into or out of Portugal.
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There are no flights scheduled for fall in France because of the strikes this summer. Air France is increasing capacity more quickly than other European airlines. The Newark to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport route and the new shuttle service of six daily flights between Paris and New York will be back in December due to staff shortages.
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The worst of the flight chaos is over for Germany's national carrier, according to a spokesman for the company. In an interview with German media, board member Christina Foerster said that flight operations are largely stable, but that they are dealing with a level of sick leave that is not easy to offset.
Foerster said the situation would get better at the end of October.
As the airport struggles with labor shortages, it has reduced its hourly flights from 96 to 88. The airport wants to reduce canceled or delayed flights for passengers by placing caps on daily operations.
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There will be no further strike action in Italy. The Italian government has warned passengers to travel light as staff shortages continue to cause problems at airports.
To avoid long waiting times for the recovery of their belongings, travelers are advised to only carry hand luggage.
The Dublin Airport Authority said that the wait times at security and check-in lanes had been reduced as the airport continued to hire more staff.
"We are happy with the progress that we are making, and we are confident that that is going to continue into August," the DAA's Graeme McQueen said in a statement.
Flight delays are still happening. Between 50 and 100 flights are delayed every day at the airport. Over 4,000 bags have gone missing or been lost at the airport this summer. The DAA is working with baggage handling companies to make sure luggage is returned to passengers.
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The number of passengers departing the airport will be capped at 100,000 until September 11 due to staff shortages. British Airways is canceling 10,000 flights until the end of October due to the caps at the airport. It will be easier to rebook passengers onto new flights if there is a cancellation.
The airline said the decision was part of "pre-emptive action to reduce our schedule this summer to give customers certainty about their travel plans and to build more resilience into our operation."
Routes less than 3 hours from London are most affected by the cancelations. The issues aren't limited to the airport. Gatwick is also capping flights until the end of the month.
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Due to chaotic scenes at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport this summer, the airport has limited flights until the end of October.
When coronaviruses were lifted this summer, airports were not prepared. In the spring and summer of 2020, 400,000 aviation staff were fired, and bosses were slow to hire and train new workers. The return to the industry of recruits who were offered below-par contracts was less appealing than before the epidemic. Strikes have taken place in the travel sector due to inflation and stagnant wages. These problems are unlikely to be fixed before the end of the year, so disruptions will be a feature of fall and winter travel. Air travel will not return to normal operations until the summer of 2023 according to the CEO of United Airlines.
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