Air Europa agrees to increase wage of cabin staff by 11.9% over three years
The agreement follows two days of intense negotiations with Spanish unions, however a deal is yet to be struck with the carrier's pilots who have called eight days of strikes
Edurne Martínez
Madrid
Viernes, 19 de mayo 2023, 13:02
Air Europa has struck a pay deal with its cabin crew, agreeing to an 11.9% wage increase over the next three years.
Staff will be paid 5% more this year - effective from 1 January - 4% extra in 2024 and then an added 2.5% in 2025. The deal includes bonuses for productivity targets, punctuality and availability in 2024 and 2025, according to union sources.
The wage increase is expected to affect the more than 2,000 cabin workers part of the airline owned by Globalia, which is in merger talks with IAG, the holding company of Iberia and British Airways.
The agreement follows two days of intense negotiations between Air Europa and the Sitcpla, Workers’ Commission (CC OO) and Aacefsi unions.
However, negotiations between the carrier and its pilots are ongoing. Eight days of strikes have been called for 22, 23, 25, 26, 29 and 30 May, as well as 1 and 2 June.
