AIR France has grounded 10 flights arriving in and leaving from Barcelona and Madrid today (Wednesday) and more cancellations are on the way early next week.
Strikes by 31.1% of pilots, 22.4% of cabin crew and 13.8% of ground staff mean flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport leaving Barcelona at 06.15, 10.05 and 15.00 and due to take off from Madrid at 06.20, 10.00 and 15.25 have been cancelled.
Those due to leave Madrid at 17.45 and 19.35 this evening and Barcelona airport at 19.25 and 20.25 will not be taking off.
This will affect connecting flights to long-haul destinations via Paris as well as those for which Charles de Gaulle airport is the final stop.
Air France flights to and from Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca have not been affected by today's industrial action.
The next round of strikes is planned for Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24 over a 24-hour period, although as yet the flights likely to be cancelled have not been confirmed.
Anyone affected can contact the airline via its Twitter and Facebook pages, through its website AirFrance.es, or by calling 91 375 33 35 (from Spain).
Staff are striking over a pay freeze which has meant their salaries have not risen in line with inflation for some years.
The company's latest offer – of an immediate wage increase of 2% and a further 5% in three years' time – has been rejected as too low.
Similar issues have affected German national airline Lufthansa recently, leading to strike action, and also the French rail board, SNCF.
Strikes are planned on these and Air France throughout 2018 until agreements over pay and working conditions are reached that satisfy all parties.
