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Groundforce strike at Barcelona airport continues
In late July 2026 the CGT union announced an unlimited The CGT‑led indefinite strike by Groundforce staff at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona‑El Prat Airport, set to begin Airport began at midnight on 4 August. The walkout involves August 2026, involving about 1,179 ground‑handling employees who manage employees. The walkout, driven by complaints of excessive workloads, insufficient training and deteriorating health‑and‑safety conditions, affects check‑in, baggage, boarding and flight coordination flight‑coordination services for airlines such as Air Europa, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines Airlines, United, Etihad, ITA Airways and United. The industrial action is a response to Finnair. By the union’s claim second day of deteriorating health‑and‑safety conditions the action, 18 flights had been cancelled and excessive workload. It is expected to disrupt roughly 11,600 scheduled flights, affecting many more delayed, threatening the movement of up to 2.4 million seats and around two 2 million passengers between August and through September. Spain’s The Spanish Ministry of Transport has imposed minimum service levels, specifying 80 % of flights to levels for emergency, non‑peninsular destinations in August (77 % in September) domestic and about 58 % for a share of international and long‑haul domestic short‑haul flights, but the disruption continues to impact routes (57 % in September), with lower thresholds for to Germany, Italy, Austria and other routes. The strike coincides with the peak summer travel period. destinations. Aena has not issued an official statement, while and airlines have been urged are advised to monitor flight status closely as delays and terminal queues and delays are likely. expected throughout the peak summer travel period.