The general strike day convened by the unions this Wednesday has resulted in the cancellation of more than 300 flights across Spain’s airport network, which represents 7.33% of the scheduled operations, Aena sources told Europa Press.
According to the latest data updated at 18:30, 332 flights have been cancelled out of a total of 4,529 scheduled for this Wednesday at the airfields managed by the airport operator.
From Aena they recall that, in view of the general strike call on this 11N, the airlines operating on its network reorganized their timetables in advance and carried out passenger re-bookings on flights from previous days.
The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility set minimum services of between 18% and 85% for flights affected by the strike, depending on the type of connection and on the departure and arrival airports.
The protest coincides with the arrival of the storm “Charles” on the Iberian Peninsula, which is leaving its first effects. Extremadura, Andalusia and the Canary Islands are, for now, the regions where the consequences of the rain and wind spell are being felt the most.
In the Canary archipelago, the worsening of weather conditions has, so far, led to 18 flight cancellations and 10 diversions at the airports of Tenerife North, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
In addition, Iberia has told Europa Press about the cancellation of three flights to Portugal this Wednesday for the same weather-related reason: two connections with Lisbon and another with Funchal.
In the port sector, the Port of Barcelona is operating this Wednesday with minimum services on some traffic, such as passenger services and the “ro-ro” services with the Canary Islands, among others. Likewise, the dockworkers have joined the strike, so no operations are being carried out on cargo vessels.
On the other hand, Baleària has adjusted the services for Thursday morning of the ferry Cap de Barbaria due to adverse weather conditions. Specifically, the trip between Ibiza and Formentera at 17:32 is brought forward to 16:32, while the journey between Formentera and Ibiza at 19:02 is brought forward to 18:02.