Airline Strike
Ryanair says it has cancelled 190, or about 8% of its 2,400 scheduled flights this Friday.
The airline has adjusted its schedule in the face of strike action being taken by unions in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany.
The Irish airline says this will affect 30,000 passengers, who have been notified by text and email.
The long-running industrial action by Ryanair staff centres on working conditions.
Workers based in countries other than Ireland are unhappy that Ryanair has been employing them under Irish legislation.
Staff claim this creates significant insecurity for them, blocking their access to state benefits in their home country.
Stranded Migrants
The Portuguese government yesterday said it had reached an agreement with Spain and France to welcome some of the migrants on board the last private rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean picking up migrants attempting crossings from Libya.
The NGO’s SOS Méditerranée and Doctors Without Borders, which jointly operate the migrant rescue ship Aquarius, had on Monday called on the French authorities to allow its vessel to dock at the southern port of Marseille.
The French government refused to grant permission with the country’s economy minister, saying it was not the closest safe port and European rules had to been adhered to.
Possible Election
THE PSOE would win a general election if it was held today, the latest polls show.
According to the Centre for Sociological Research Pedro Sanchez’s party would be 10 points ahead of their PP rivals.
The Socialists would win just over 30% of the vote, with the PP trailing on 20.8%, followed by Ciudadanos on 19.6% and Podemos on 16.1%.
The survey was taken between September 1 and 11.
Car Safety warning
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has lost her fight for life after a freak incident led to her death following a car crash.
The girl was safely strapped into a child seat in the back of a car that was being driven by her mother when it hit a school bus
Emergency services said the girl suffered severe head injuries after a tablet Computer she was playing with hit her in the crash.
The girl was rushed by air ambulance to Hospital but doctors were unable to do anything to save her life.
Guardia Civil traffic officers are investigating the accident.
Experts warn that when your car suddenly stops in a collision unsecured objects will take to the air and the speeds would be close to the car’s speed before impact.
New Local Ambulance
And AFTER a number of complaints from both local people and councils, the Marina Alta will soon have two new Ambulances.
Among the municipalities that asked for extra vehicles were Benitatxell, who made the decision public earlier this week .. the other vehicle would be located in nearby Javea.