Walkout grounds all Spanish flights
04.12.10
An unannounced and unofficial walkout by Spain's air traffic controllers has grounded flights across much of the nation, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers. About half of the controllers showed for their shift on Saturday morning but most refused to work, in a dispute over hours and conditions. Iberia and Ryanair have grounded all flights too and from Spain today as a result of the action.
Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Rubalcaba threatened legal action against the controllers if they did not return to work. The army has been called in but cannot direct air traffic. The government is meeting to decide whether to declare a ‘state of alert’ and compel controllers to work. Iberia has cancelled all flights until 05:00 tomorrow. Ryanair has cancelled all flights today and said that flights tomorrow will also be affected as planes will be out of position.
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