Air traffic controllers call strike affecting Fuerteventura from April 

Air traffic controllers from the unions USCA and CCOO will strike at 14 airports across Spain, including:

• Madrid‑Cuatro Vientos
• Lanzarote
• Fuerteventura
• La Palma
• El Hierro
• La Gomera
• Castellón
• Burgos
• Huesca
• Ciudad Real
• Vigo
• A Coruña
• Jerez
• Sevilla

At these locations, the company SAERCO provides tower air‑traffic control services. The unions state that, starting at 00:00 on 17 April, they will “initiate an indefinite strike due to the critical deterioration of our working conditions and operational safety.”

“Staff levels have been reduced to a minimum since SAERCO took over the service; the cut‑backs are drastic. In towers such as Lanzarote or Fuerteventura, the workforce has been reduced by more than 50 % compared to the original tender specifications. Operations are now at the limit of what is sustainable.”

The unions also argue that work‑life balance and rest are being undermined:

“The company has turned availability into a permanent 24‑hour guard duty, violating our right to disconnect. Already‑started vacations are being cancelled, and shift changes are imposed with only 9 hours of notice.”

Furthermore, they warn that air safety is at risk:

“A fatigued controller under constant stress cannot guarantee the excellence required by the service. Continuous improvisation in the control sectors and non‑compliance with RD 1001/2010 jeopardize everyone’s safety.”