2024-01-06 12:19:49
The second of the four days of strike by ground handling service workers Iberia increases its average following from 15.62% to 16,5%although normality remains at Spanish airports, according to the airline.
The company has indicated this Saturday that Flight punctuality remains at 80% throughout the network, a somewhat lower figure compared to the 88.6% of the previous day. And he adds that the suitcases that could not be loaded yesterday morning on flights from Bilbao, one of the airports with the most incidents recorded, have all been regularized after traveling by road during Friday afternoon.
For its part, The affected luggage from Barcelona was transported by air and most of it is regularized and heading to its final destinations..
The Spanish Consumer Association (Asescon) encourages passengers who suffer problems with their luggage to file complaints at the airports themselves, as they have the right to receive financial compensation for transported products that are urgent and necessary, as long as they have a invoice proving the expense.
Minimum services
Iberia has highlighted that the minimum services are fulfilled “normally” in the Spanish air infrastructure on this second day of protests by handling workers.
The stipulated minimum services reach 100% of the workers in some airports, while in others they are around 80%, according to the aircraft ground handling unions, to which some 8,000 people are dedicated.
CCOO considers that the number of essential operations that must be carried out is “abusive”although it points out that Friday’s strikes were followed by “80% of the workforce” not tied to compliance with minimum services.
Precisely, This Friday, USO reported Iberia to the Labor Inspection for not offering him the information he requested about the flights protected by the minimum services and the employees assigned to them, since he senses that this could violate freedom of association.
No cancellations
Despite the strike, Iberia and its subsidiaries intend to operate 100% of the flights that are scheduled for this dayaccording to what the airline tells EFE.
The four days of scheduled protests caused Iberia to cancel 444 routes in advance.n -270 from the airline itself, 64 from Iberia Express and 110 from Air Nostrum-, a decision that has affected approximately 45,000 passengersof which more than 90% have been relocated to another flight or have received a refund for their tickets.
Iberia’s ground services subsidiary provides service to more than 90 airlines and is located in 29 Spanish airports where it provides this service. EFECOM
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