Spain-based easyJet pilots to strike for nine days in August

Reuters

Published Jul 29, 2022 09:41

Updated Jul 29, 2022 12:36

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain-based pilots at easyJet (LON:EZJ) will go on strike for nine days in August to demand better working conditions, the SEPLA union said on Friday. The union is demanding that the budget airline reestablish pilots' working conditions from before the COVID-19 pandemic and provide its pilots with a new multi-year contract deal.

EasyJet said it was aware of an upcoming pilot strike at its bases in Barcelona, Malaga and Palma in Mallorca.

"We are disappointed with this action at this critical time for the industry," the company said in a statement, adding that negotiations with SEPLA are ongoing.