Bilbao: airport passenger‑boarding bridge operators strike from 15 June 2026 (indefinite)
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Workers who operate and maintain the passenger‑boarding bridges (“fingers”) at Bilbao Airport will begin an open‑ended strike from 15 June 2026. The action, called by CSIF, cites understaffing and ongoing operational incidents and seeks improved working conditions; boarding and deplaning at BIO may face disruption if no agreement is reached.
This alert was originally created on 28 May 2026.
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Effective Dates
Updates
Sep 17, 2026
✅ Completed
No minimum-services order has been issued for the boarding-bridge strike since the end of August and no further disruption has been reported; the action is no longer listed as ongoing.
Sep 17, 2026
✎ Update
The strike has ended. No minimum-services order has been issued for the boarding-bridge strike since the end of August and no further disruption has been reported; the action is no longer listed as ongoing.
Jul 16, 2026
✎ Update
EFS Mantenimiento y Servicios Técnicos staff responsible for the maintenance and driving of passenger boarding bridges at Bilbao Airport are on an indefinite 24-hour strike from 2 July 2026. The action affects airport operations at Bilbao and is called by CSIF; the dispute is over labour conditions, and the government minimum-services order shows the stoppage continuing through at least 31 August unless it is called off earlier.
Organizer
- CSIF
Affected Locations
- Bilbao (Aeropuerto de Bilbao)
Sources
- https://www.deia.eus/bilbao/2026/05/27/huelga-indefinida-verano-aeropuerto-de-bilbao-fingers-11121758.amp.html
- https://www.radionervion.com/2026/05/27/los-trabajadores-de-pasarelas-del-aeropuerto-de-loiu-iran-a-huelga-indefinida-desde-el-15-de-junio
- https://www.larazon.es/pais-vasco/huelga-indefinida-pasarelas-embarque-aeropuerto-bilbao-turismo-jaque-inicio-verano-b30m_202605276a16f8f5cb17881aa25a61a5.html
- https://cdn.transportes.gob.es/portal-web-transportes/aereo/huelga-servicios-minimos/34_260702--Resolucion-EFS-Pasarelas-BIO_vi.pdf
- https://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-sindicato-sif-convoca-huelga-fgv-calendario-paros-junio-octubre-20260610120435.html
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