Minimum services set to 90% during Barcelona Airport strike

The Spanish government’s delegation in Catalonia has established the level of minimum services at 90% during the Eulen airport security staff’s partial strike which begins Friday. According to the decision, this fixed level aims to “guarantee the functioning of essential services” in the middle of the heavy summer traffic, which foresees a large increase in passengers. According to the Spanish executive, this minimum services level of 90% will have to be applied during all the set protest periods, in all shifts in both Terminals 1 and 2. The Spanish government considers that a lower percentage “could severely affect other fundamental rights, especially the right to freedom of movement, and said this level of minimum services must be applied for security reasons as well.

The order from the Spanish executive recognizes “the right to strike and protects the organizers”, but also emphasizes that a complete standstill of the services provided by the security staff “could lead to disproportionate effects, especially with regard to security, as well as harm to passengers.”