MADRID - Spanish airports and airlines were active at full capacity on Sunday after the Government reopened airspace and striking air traffic forced controller again to work.
European Pressphoto Agency several hundred passengers waiting at the check-in counter at the international airport of Madrid-Barajas early Sunday.The Government issued a State which Friday afternoon attended Saturday, emergency measures for controller across the country off the job alert, Spanish airspace for 18 hours and beaching force authorities to close thousands of travellers to the country ´s airports.
Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ordered the Ministry of defence to take air traffic control Friday night. He granted then a decree Saturday morning require controllers to return to their jobs or face legal action, measures that not seen since the times of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.
"It's the military control, but the surroundings are quiet" air César Cabo, spokesman for air traffic management controller Union USCA said on Facebook.
The labor dispute takes place at a time of unprecedented economic turmoil with the Spanish Government seeks to increase as part of efforts to its finances on track to reduce the expenses and taxes after the collapse of the country ´s once booming property and construction sectors to put.
On Friday announced that it is a series of economic measures to increase approximately 14 billion € ($18.5 billion) on the partial privatisation of the National Lottery and AENA airport operators, as well as the airports of Madrid and Barcelona's management by private companies.
Monday and Wednesday are national holidays in Spain and many family holidays in a country to unite which is heavily dependent on domestic air transport. More than 2,600 flights were canceled Saturday alone.
Flight controller return after a sudden stoppage to work, the lagging thousands of passengers, the Spanish air traffic stranded at airports face shutdown. Video courtesy of Reuters.Flagship airline Iberia LÍNEAS AÉREAS de España SA Sunday said it plans to use more than 600 flights Sunday, after increasing staff in the employment of 30% on new schedule flights and assist passengers stranded.
Spain's no. 1 airline revenue most flights on Friday and Saturday canceled, and urged not to go to airports, passengers as angry masses customer service and call centers of most local airlines overwhelmed. The company had to secure accommodation for 4,000 customers had lost many connections to the trans-Atlantic flights.
Sunday, AENA said the number dropped a total cancellations to 165.
On Sunday morning, many people were still sleep on the floors of the Madrid ´s Madrid Barajas airport.
"At least, I was able to some friends," said Ruth Mari, a young traveler from the island of Ibiza, who want to catch a flight to Galicia in the northern Spain spent all night at the airport on Saturday.
International Airlines also were forced to cancel or redirect most of its flights to and from the Spain.
"We are deeply sorry about the inconvenience to travelers,", said Daniel Zamit, a spokesperson for other Union air traffic controller. "But the Government must share responsibility."
The dispute with controllers escalated after the Government introduced on Friday new criteria for the calculation of working time for you. Controller say the new rules are seriously ill and parental leaves, including limit and you the latest attempt by public works Minister shake José Blanco, their sector considered.
This year, Mr Blanco said some of the privileges of the Spanish controller, circumcision would be, he said, were among the highest paid in Europe.
The Government requires also medical PF controllers in sick en masse called and left air traffic control facilities unstaffed Friday afternoon.
Mr. Blanco said Sunday the Government so far more than 400 disciplinary cases against controller has opened.
Friday ´s decree limiting parental and sick leaves was seen by controller as an act of aggression. "It was dynamite, it drove people completely insane," Mr Zamit said in a telephone interview.
However, scenes of angry people crowded airports not seen since this spring - if ash from a volcano in Iceland forced the closure of most Europe ´s sky - sparked a public backlash against controller.
In a country permanently an unprecedented economic Crisiswith of a record-high unemployment rate of 20% ´s promote not the average annual salary of € 200,000 Spain air traffic controller solidarity. The workers Confederation, one of the main left-wing trade unions in Spain, said the strike was illegal, and irresponsible to influence efforts of trade unions to defend labor rights. "Air controller must meet labour law," said the Union in a statement.
The Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as the main speaker of the Spanish Government emphasises the air travel crisis increased visibility. He was recently Deputy Prime Minister promoted, after he increased in recent years police efforts to Basque terrorist group ETA on the country to dismantle ´s Ministry of the Interior.
"This won ´ t happen again," Perez Rubalcaba said in an interview with local radio Onda cero. "We have taken very drastic measures."
Write toSantiago Perez at the santiago.perez@dowjones.com
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