Madrid-Barajas SATE baggage system maintenance strike

Date

Mar 07, 2026 - May 31, 2026

Country

Spain

Schedule

05:00-07:00 and 13:00-15:00 every Thursday and Sunday (Fridays added from April 2)

Workers

Automated Baggage Handling System (SATE) maintenance workers

Unions

Alternativa Sindical de Clase (ASC)

Reason

Labor dispute involving SATE maintenance staff

Stoppages affect the Automated Baggage Handling System (SATE) maintenance contractors Outsmart Assistance and Totseriman. The government has mandated 50% minimum staffing levels for the duration of the industrial action.

Impact

minor

Affected Airports

ALCAlicante-Elche ACELanzarote Airport AGPMalaga-Costa del Sol BCNBarcelona-El Prat BIOBilbao Airport FUEFuerteventura Airport IBZIbiza LPAGran Canaria MADAdolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas PMIPalma de Mallorca TFNTenerife Norte Airport TFSTenerife Sur VLCValencia Airport

Intel Sources

cdn.transportes.gob.es

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Madrid-Barajas SATE baggage system maintenance strike

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