Iberia Called Off as Many as 240 Daily Flights during Pilots´ Strike

The two-day strike called by pilots of Spanish airline Iberia last week grounded 240 flights amid the complaints and demands of affected passengers, according to EFE news wire.

The greatest number of cancellations were for flights arriving or leaving Madrid´s Barajas Airport, the most important in Spain with some 1,300 flights scheduled daily.

The job action stemmed from pilots´ demands that their jobs and salaries continue to be guaranteed after the launch of the new, low-cost airline CATAIR, of which Iberia has a 20 percent share.

At the client service counters in Spain´s major airports travelers stood in long lines as they tried to change their flights or seek compensation for the harm the interruption of their travel plans has caused them.