Urgent warning for anyone going to Spain as there will be severe delays

Urgent warning for anyone going to Spain as there will be severe delays

Passengers with easyJet, British Airways and Wizz Air are among those likely to be affected by a new wave of airport strikes hitting major Spanish holiday destinations starting this weekend and running for the followig two weekends.

Those flying to Barcelona, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche, Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife Sur could face disruption from industrial action called by the UGT union, representing ground handling staff employed by the Menzies group. The industrial action is not a continuous walkout but is targeted across the final three weekends of August 2025, scheduled to coincide with the peak summer travel season over the weekends of Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August; Saturday 23 an