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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:29 
 Spanish Air Strikes - bhoywonder
Just what we do not need!!!

I fly to Spain on the 14th July the day before industrail action.

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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:36 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Alanovich
I'm interested in this - but the URL ain't working for me.
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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:39 
 Spanish Air Strikes - bhoywonder
Working for me. Here is the url.

www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/spanish-airport-strikes-qampa-2236591.html
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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:41 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Alanovich
Ta. we're planning on flying to/from Spain in July but the dates in that article don't seem to include our planned dates. Stroke of luck, for once.
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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:43 
 Spanish Air Strikes - FotheringtonTomas
No, we'll never do it - Spain hasn't any oil.
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 Wed 9 Mar 11 15:54 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Dog
>>No, we'll never do it - Spain hasn't any oil.<<

- - - - -> :-D
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 Wed 9 Mar 11 16:05 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Old Navy
>> No, we'll never do it - Spain hasn't any oil.
>>

Also my thought when I saw the thread title. :-)
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 08:11 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Cliff Pope
Mine too. Who are Spain attacking - Gibralta, Libya, or is the civil war not over yet?
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 08:56 
 Spanish Air Strikes - lancara
"The Minister for Development, José Blanco, whose partial privatisation plans for AENA are at the centre of the dispute, said on Wednesday that he would ‘guarantee the right of the workers and the continuation of services in the airports’ though a process of ‘determination and dialogue’.
Blanco made the comments in the control session of the Government in Congress on Wednesday.
President of AENA; Juan Ignacio Lema, has called the UGT, USO and CCOO union representatives to a meeting on Thursday in an attempt to try and get the strike threat called off."

Perhaps they'll try the military option - worked with the traffic controllers last November
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 10:41 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Perky Penguin
Self-interested question, sorry! Does anyone know if a flight from Gatwick to Madeira would be affected by a Spanish strike? I am Ok going out and on a strike day coming back I am guessing that they weight might not be affected or could re-route a bit or even the whole thing might be resolved by May!!!
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 10:57 
 Spanish Air Strikes - CGNorwich
Madeira is part of Portugal
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 11:31 
 Spanish Air Strikes - neiltoo
>> Madeira is part of Portugal
>>
Indeed, but the aeroplanes fly over Spanish air space, which involves Spanish air controllers.
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 14:10 
 Spanish Air Strikes - CGNorwich

>> Indeed, but the aeroplanes fly over Spanish air space, which involves Spanish air controllers.

But its not Spanish air traffic controllers who are going on strike - its the airport groundworkers
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 18:15 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Zero

>> But its not Spanish air traffic controllers who are going on strike - its the
>> airport groundworkers

Having seen them at work, would anyone notice?
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 19:39 
 Spanish Air Strikes - CGNorwich
Probably not but you don't need to worry about flying over Spanish airspace to your holiday destination.
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 11:35 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Bromptonaut
>> Madeira is part of Portugal

I'm guessing PP knows that!!. I think the question is whether AENA also provide en-route ATC and whether a flight from UK to Madeira will transit Spanish airspace and be affected by a strike.

Possibly a flight could route far enough out into Biscay to be in Oceanic airspace in which case control would be split UK/Ireland (Shanwick) and Acores/Portugal (Santa Maria). Would depend on a/c type, fit out and crew qualifications??

Can Alfa Floor provide an opinion?
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 Thu 10 Mar 11 11:39 
 Spanish Air Strikes - Zero
Pretty sure you could overfly Spain on one the recognised routes using visual flight rules, without the need for Spanish ATC.
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