Cabin crew at Portugal's state-owned airline, TAP, will strike for seven days at the end of January to demand higher wages and better working conditions, the SNPVAC union has said.
Details
The move comes after a walkout on 8-9 December forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and affected thousands of passengers just before the holiday season. TAP usually flies 300 flights a day.
During the December strike, the airline said the two-day action would cost it around €8 million in revenue.
"Tomorrow we will issue a pre-strike notice of seven days, from 25 to 31 of January," the union said in a statement.
The flag carrier is under an EU-approved €3.2 billion bailout plan, which includes the downsizing of its fleet, the cutting of more than 2,900 jobs and the reduction of most workers' wages by up to 25%.
Inflation
But the cuts have come at a time when surging inflation has left workers struggling with higher costs.
The pace of consumer price growth slowed in December in Portugal but inflation is still near three-decade highs.
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