The Spanish trade union Stavla is calling on Vueling cabin crew to go on permanent strike. The work stoppages are to take place from November 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 on weekends, on public holidays and around Christmas. The demand: 13,4 percent more wages.

The employee representatives accuse management of dragging out negotiations on a new wage agreement for flight attendants. The call for a strike is therefore considered “inevitable”. Vueling sees this completely differently and demands in a media statement that forces must be pooled in order to secure the future of the carrier. Furthermore, the wage increases demanded by the union should be "economically unfeasible". A possible downsizing of the low-cost airline is also envisaged as a consequence.

The carrier also points out that salary increases of 6,5 percent from January 1, 2021 have been approved. Further increases would not be possible at the moment. In the last two years, losses of around one billion euros have been flown in and the debt level has increased by 260 million euros.

It is currently completely unclear how many flight attendants will take part in the strikes. In Spain, participation often varies greatly. For example, work stoppages at Ryanair Group, called for by another union, involved few flight attendants. At Iberia Express, on the other hand, participation was significantly higher.