Spanish Air Traffic Controllers are threatening to disrupt flight plans for thousands of expats living in Spain either wanting to fly back to the UK to spend time with their families and take advantage of the current exchange rates, or wanting to fly out to their holiday homes and get some sunshine over the Easter break.

The Air Traffic Controllers have said

If in the forthcoming months a similar situation to last Christmas arises, it will not be because we are carrying out any sort of labour pressure, but because of the inability of the Sr. Minister of Development and the directors of AENA, (The Spanish Airports Authority), to face up to an adequate process of negotiation