easyJet, Ryanair strikes: Flights cancelled in Spain as strikes kick off – list of airport

The affected airports are Malaga and Palma de Mallorca on the first day of strike action from easyJet staff.

Staff are planning nine days of action across July just as the peak summer holiday season begins.

Planned days of action are July 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30 and 31 and around 450 workers are taking part.

British tourists could be impacted by the strikes at the end of July as this will coincide with UK school holidays.

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Miguel Galan, from the USO Union which represents the workers, said airline staff want an increase to their wages.

easyJet said: “We are disappointed with this strike call at such a critical moment for the industry, especially since we are making considerable progress in the negotiations towards a new collective agreement, and we hope that USO does not carry out this action but instead resume talks with easyJet.

“We would like to continue the constructive dialogue with them.”

The easyJet strikes coincide with industrial action from Ryanair workers in Spain which have also caused disruption.

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The workers have yet to release the dates for the strike but it is expected to coincide with school holidays.

BA workers have to give two weeks notice of any planned strike action so the date is likely to be released soon.

Despite the chaos, experts estimate that only five percent of British tourists will be impacted by travel issues this summer.

The majority of tourists are expected to get away without an issue although many may face long queues at UK airports.