Don't book with them for Easter 2012 chance of industrial action, very high.
20 January 2012 Iberia Airline 16,000 ground staff have made a deal with management. One less threat. They had threatened to strike every Monday and Friday in February. Management guarantees employment till 2014 perhaps even till 2015.
Iberia Airline strike
Iberia Airline PILOT strike dates:-
Back at it for February.
New Iberia Airline strike dates announced.
Monday 13 February
Friday 17 February
Monday 20 February
Friday 24 February
Wednesday 29 February
13 January Iberia pilots announce 3 more strikes.
Wednesday 25 January
Friday 27 January
Monday 30 January
Cabin crews threaten to join in evry Monday and Friday, 24 hour strikes, in February, not confirmed yet.
12 January 2012 Lots of speculation in the news today. Main speculation is that cabin crews will strike every Monday and Friday in February. Two meetings with cabin crew to take place, 17 and 20 January. Pilot union will meet with management on Friday, tomorrow.
Yes two new Iberia strike dates. What Iberia has to say.
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11 December 11 Bit more information for you. 12 December 100% of the flights to the islands Ceuta and Melilla and two overseas will fly
7 December Iberia pilot strike dates are in today.
Sunday 18 December, 2011
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Thursday 29 December, 2011
Strikes over new low cost airline Iberia Express which will start in April 2012.
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29 November 2011 Iberia pilots threaten strike for December, no dates set just yet.
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7 October 2011 Iberia Airlines announced new subsidiary "Iberia Express" to come into service next summer. Iberian pilots state it's illegal and threaten strike. Get ready for a nasty long drawn out show down.
10 August 2011 Your heading to trouble if using this airline this month. Two forty eight hour baggage handlers to strike Thursday/Friday 18, 19 August and Friday/Saturday 26,27 August. We have "faith" that this strike will be cancelled. Pope coming into Madrid, million and half pilgrims expected for world youth day. 16-21 August. (Well fingers crossed) We will keep you updated either on this page or our front page. If you have any information pass it on to us at contact@easytravelreport.com
16 June Pilots union meet with management Thursday 30 June.
Iberia Airlines have out sourced 10% of flights to Iberia subsidiary Air Nostrum Not sitting well with Iberia pilots. Pilots have no intention of striking. Financial Times We say choose another airline.
3 June 2011Heads up. Delays out of Madrid by bad weather or lack of staff or is it? Most delays out of terminal four by Iberia reported by our favorite website avionews.com Plus out today.
First Spanish air traffic controller from 2010 industrial action charged euroweeklynews.com
27 May 2011 Spanish pilots union SELPA
Negotiations with management start this week
14 Feb. Iberia pilots on a go slow ie turning back from runway, faucets leaking, flight delays... Only out of Madrid International Airport. Pilots upset about out sourcing to Vueling and Air Nostrum.
7 Nov. 2010 We have two strike dates to report. Take your pick.
Here we go again, now how strange, it's the same date as last year. What gives?
Old stuff:-
Two strikes planned for September. Don't get caught
8/8/2010 Spanish air traffic controllers will decide on Thursday whether to strike or not. September Spain is calling for a general strike. Follow along on our front page.
8 June, 2010 Never happened, but a civil servants strike, today did, minimal disruptions. Country waiting news on austerity measures which are to be announced this week.
June 13, May, 2010 The main Spanish trade union, Comisiones Obreras, General Union of Workers (UGT) will launch a general strike of public employees. Wednesday, 2, June, 2010. Protests are planned 5/20. Heads up, UGT members include Spanish airport operators, air traffic controllers, firemen, maintenance technicians and administration. Spain has 47 airports. Still early yet, things change. We keep you informed. Do check our front page for up dates.
British Airways and Iberia missed their March 31, 2010 deadline to sign a definitive agreement to merge and have said they are close to completing the terms.
Iberia Airlines on strike, Departures from Madrid and Barcelona, New York, Sao Paolo 30, November and December, 2009
20, Nov. 09 Spanish airline Iberia called off planned strike 30 November to 2 December, and 14 December to 18 December.
Cabin crew agreed to a average 4% pay rise
Iberia agreed to a merger deal with British Airways last week by the end of 2010. It would create the world's third largest airline.
The company made a loss of 165.4m euros ($245.4m; £148.9m) in the first half of the year.
11, November, 09 Still more flight cancellations, Iberia airlines strike will continue till Wednesday.
10, November, 09 Iberia code series flights IB5000, IB8000 and IB7000, operated by Vueling, Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum and other airlines using Iberia codes, will not be affected. Flights to, from the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and long hauls all operating as normal.
25, October, 09 Iberia airlines cancelled 440 flights. 26,27 October and 10,11, November, 09. Two day strike by cabin crews in support of wage demands and the end of the four year pay freeze! Pilots have had a pay raise. Starting midnight Sunday. Effecting domestic, European and trans Atlantic flights, Madrid, Barcelona, New York, Sao Paolo. Passengers will get refund.16 flights scheduled to depart from Bilbaos Loiu airport were cancelled.
7/29/09 Looking to merge with American Airlines and British Airways this October.
12/26/08 Increase in delays and cancellations
Iberia Airlines took disciplinary action over 14 pilots who they believe were responsible for upheaval of flights in the last few weeks. Domestic flights and European flights have been subject to wildcat strikes by technical staff and pilots. Pilots suggesting it has to do with a shortage of 300 pilots.
12/24/08 Negotiating merger with British Airways.
8/14/08 BA, Iberia airlines and AA strike alliance. ttglive.com
July 30,08 BA-Iberia merger would create biggest
07/16/2008 PRICED OUT BY OIL
Cheap Airlines Are Losing Altitude
Iberia MADRID June 27 (Reuters) - Spanish airline Iberia will put the brakes on a planned fleet expansion due to higher fuel prices, Expansion newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources close to the company.Forbes/reuters
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