hold a two day strike affecting thousands of holidaymakers empty halls in madrid's but us international airport ryanair says it's contacted ninety percent of affected passengers who have been rescheduled on to other flights the strike in spain comes during peak travel season when families are taking advantage of the summer break from school travelers are in a holding pattern and unsure about when they'll fly. yes i need to. they've told us we can expect any kind of surprises i hope there won't be any though. the strike follows disputes over working conditions and pay as living costs increase the large majority of cabin crew don't have a base salary they get paid per flight a situation that unions won't tolerate. we are demanding that spanish and e.u. legislations be respected and workers rights we're not asking for money or any outlandish privileges just that the law be respected. the cabin crew walkouts come after ryanair pilot strikes earlier this month with the last one ending yesterday more delays will follow around sixty thousand ground staff in spain announced plans for action in august ryanair a