Travellers across Europe and North America should brace for widespread flight delays and cancellations due to multiple strikes this August. Mice Insights checked it for you:
🇵🇹 Portugal:
Airport staff are striking every weekend in August, affecting Lisbon, Faro, Porto, Madeira, and the Azores.
📅 Key dates: 15–18, 22–25, 29 Aug–1 Sept
⚠️ Services impacted: baggage handling, check-in, aircraft servicing
✈️ Affected airlines include TAP Air Portugal and others.
🇪🇸 Spain:
Two major ground-handling strikes are underway:
🔹 Azul Handling (Ryanair)
📅 15–17 August, then every Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun until 31 Dec
📍 Airports: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Palma, Valencia, Ibiza, Girona, Tenerife South, Lanzarote, Santiago
⚠️ Ryanair flights to face significant baggage delays.
🔹 Menzies Aviation
📅 16–17, 23–24, 30–31 August
📍 Airports: Barcelona-El Prat, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Tenerife South
✈️ Affected airlines: easyJet, British Airways, Wizz Air, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, American Airlines, Norwegian
🇨🇦 Canada:
Air Canada to begin suspending flights starting Thursday 14 August, after flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice.
✊ The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 10,000 crew, says talks have stalled over wages and unpaid work.
⚠️ Passengers without confirmed flights are advised not to go to the airport.
✈️ Airlines Impacted:
- Ryanair – major baggage delays expected
- EasyJet & British Airways – ground staff disruptions
- Wizz Air, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, American Airlines, Norwegian
- TAP Air Portugal
- Air Canada
🧳 What Travellers Should Do:
- Double-check your flight status before leaving
- Arrive early for confirmed flights
- Prepare for delays, cancellations & baggage issues
- Have a backup plan if travelling during strike windows
Plan ahead—peak season travel just got trickier.
Mice Insights 
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