Labor strife and staffing shortages have European airports clamoring to find more workers, minimize cancelled flights, and reduce headaches for travellers during the busy summer season.
Workers at France’s Charles De Gaulle airport are striking on Thursday for more pay, with a quarter of flights cancelled. In Italy, crews from budget carriers Ryanair, easyJet, and Volotea walked off the job on Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening, German flag carrier Lufthansa and its subsidiary Eurowings said they were scrapping over 1,000 flights in July, or 5 percent of their planned weekend capacity, due to staff shortages amid the busy vacation period.
Ryanair cabin crew could strike in Europe this summer, after talks ended with two Spanish unions, according to a statement by unions SITCPLA and USO….