Not a delay notice on the screens announcing the departure of flights. Lines only a little longer than usual first thing in the morning, but not even an exaggerated queue to cross the border that gives access to the interior of the airport of Barcelona. The ‘operation return’ of the Christmas holidays begins with apparent normality, this Friday, despite the fact that Iberia’s handling staff, the ones who manage the company’s ground services (the ones who, for example, bring suitcases on board the planes), have been called to strike since this day 5 until Tuesday, January 8. After several weeks of negotiations, the unions that represent these workers (CCOO, UGT and USO) assured yesterday that the only way out that Iberia leaves them is this protest, but the company has taken care of preventing any possible collapse, so that, At least for now, the consequences of the mobilization seem to be limited to some specific problems and a concentration of workers in Terminal 1 of the Prat Airport.
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