British tourists could face the chaos of Greek trips next week during the airport strike one day. Greek air traffic controllers will hold a 24-hour strike on Wednesday Easter Holdings from schools hosted by the Public Sector Employees Union Adedy, on the same day as EasyJet's Italian strike.
During the full-day strike, only essential flights will be operated, including flights flying through the NS Flight Information Area, flights carrying the state chief and prime minister, and hospital and humanitarian aid flights. It reports that it goes beyond staff shortages and equipment issues that cause delays, as well as outdated disputes in surveillance and communication systems, and is independent and unable to keep up with increasing tourist demand. The latest strike could cancel approximately 70-80 UK flights.
In 2023, the UK was Greece's second largest inbound tourism market, with arrivals of around 4.6 million people.
Adedi also calls for bonus leave salaries to be restored, real wages will increase and action will be taken beyond the housing crisis.
The air traffic control attack follows on February 28th this year as part of a wider strike that demanded justice for the 57 victims who died two years ago in a train accident in Tempe, northern Greece.
The victim died in a head-on collision between freight and passenger trains, bringing the shortcomings of the Greek railway system's safety equipment, and the Minister of Transport resigned.
According to the Italian Ministry of Transport, flight attendants will be held on the same day that flight attendants will hold a four-hour national strike between 10:30am and 2:30pm local time.
A strike involving workers from three unions is expected to affect flights to and from Milan and Naples airports.
If a flight is delayed or cancelled for more than three hours as a result of industrial measures by airline staff, the air passenger rights regulations grant the flyer the right to compensation between £220 and £520.
