Cabin crew on strike from 15 to 17 August.
The majority of flights operated by easyJet to Madeira are guaranteed during the three-day cabin crew strike, scheduled between 15 and 17 August. This was made possible by the efforts of the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Economy, Tourism and Culture, together with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.
“In accordance with dispatch no. 20/2024 published today on the website of the Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations, the entire Lisbon-Porto Santo and Porto-Porto Santo operation is guaranteed, as well as all international connections to Madeira. The maintenance of at least two thirds of the domestic operation to Madeira (Lisbon-Funchal and Porto-Funchal) on 15, 16 and 17 August is also safeguarded. It should be noted that the remaining flights in the domestic operation are still scheduled, which means that they may take place, depending on adherence to the strike”, says a note sent to the press by the Secretariat supervised by Eduardo Jesus.
The Regional Government would like to point out that, from the outset, the Regional Government has made efforts with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, and in permanent contact with the airline, to protect these operations.
Following the pre-announcement of a strike by the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel, on 1 August, the Regional Secretariat for Economy, Tourism and Culture sent a letter to the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, appealing to the Government of the Republic to take the best possible steps to ensure not only minimum services to and from the Autonomous Region of Madeira, but also the remaining flights.
The Regional Secretariat, without questioning the reasons that led the cabin crew to declare this strike notice, stressed that the regional public interest was at stake, that of an Outermost Region of the European Union and legally protected assets such as the loss of territorial continuity (making it impossible, for example, to have medical consultations and/or medical treatment in mainland territory) and the later return home and loss of holidays (in some cases non-refundable).