Customers face chaos: Airports in holiday destination will be on strike for 4 weekends

Anyone traveling to Portugal in the next few weeks may need strong nerves. Some airports are holding strikes over the weekends – continuing a series of strikes that began weeks ago. Ground staff are striking for, among other things, better wages and the payment of agreed-upon night and shift bonuses.

Ground staff at Menzies Aviation are expected to stop work on four weekends in August, Euronews reports. This could impact and restrict air travelers—in addition to flight cancellations, delays, and long waits at baggage claim are possible.

The strike at airports in Portugal, which began in July, is expected to continue on weekends in August. Several passengers left without luggage at the end of July, and 50 flights are said to have been canceled. Euronews reports that the strike is expected on the following dates:

• August 8 to August 11
• August 15 to August 18
• August 22 to August 25
• August 29 to September 1

According to Euronews, Lisbon Airport is particularly affected. However, other airports operated by Menzies Aviation staff may also be affected. These include Porto, Faro, Fútbol, and Porto Santo.

The portal " Reisereporter " reports that the company is responsible for the following airlines:

• Aer Lingus
• Aeroflot
• Air Algerie
• Air Europa
• Air France
• Air Malta
• Air Moldova
• Arkia Israeli
• Blue
• Binter Canarias
• British Airways
• Capital Airlines
• Croatia
• delta
• El Al
• Emirates
• Fly One
• Iberia
• Israel
• KLM
• LAM
• Lufthansa
• Royal Air Maroc
• SATA - Azores Airlines
• Swiss
• TAP
• United
• Vueling

All of these could therefore be affected by the strike.

Travelers should contact the airline or travel agency in advance. This is especially true for flights during the potential strike period. However, theADAC warns that operational restrictions may also occur before and after the official strike times for "organizational reasons."