Portugal: Ground handlers to strike at airports countrywide August 26-28
Ground handlers at Portugal’s main airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Funchal look set to strike this weekend, from 26-28 August
Disruptions to airport operations, including flight delays, are possible as a result of the strike.
Portugal’s secretaries of state for labour and infrastructure have decreed there must be provision for a minimum of one daily return flight between Lisbon and Funchal and another between Porto and Funchal.
Individuals in Portugal are advised to monitor developments to the situation, anticipate disruptions to airport operations, and adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities.