AIR-TRAFFIC control strikes will continue this evening (Sunday) between 17.00hrs and 20.00hrs across Spain, which may cause delays and cancellations, says airport governing body Enaire, the parent company of AENA.
A planned strike held yesterday (Saturday) morning between 10.00hrs and 13.00hrs had minimal impact on air travel, Enaire reveals, with only a few flights delayed by a relatively short period of time.
The ministry of public works, infrastructure and transport has obliged air-traffic controllers to guarantee at least 'minimum services', or 80%, meaning despite the strikes taking place during peak tourism months, little difference has been seen so far as a result.
Two-day strikes held earlier this year, and over the weekend of July 11 and 12, also failed to cause any real problems for passengers or the airlines themselves, leading Enaire and most carriers based in Spanish airports to expect today's strike will probably go almost unnoticed.
Any possible disruptions will not only affect flights taking off from and landing in Spain, but also others crossing through Spanish air-space en route to their destinations.
Delays of more than three hours, and cancellations, mean passengers are automatically entitled to compensation under European civil aviation legislation, and no carrier is permitted to impose contract terms which render these rights invalid – if they do, said contract conditions are, by default, null and void.
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