Ryanair strike Lanzarote 2025: schedule and passenger rights
Last update: 18 August 2025.
Summary: The Ryanair strike Lanzarote 2025 refers to recurring walkouts by Azul Handling (Ryanair’s ground-handling provider). They repeat every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in several time slots, impacting multiple Ryanair bases in Spain, including Lanzarote (ACE). Below you’ll find the schedule, practical tips and your EC 261/2004 rights.
Schedule and affected airports
- Days: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (through end-2025 unless officially changed).
- Indicative time slots: 05:00–09:00, 12:00–15:00 and 21:00–23:59.
- Canary Islands: Lanzarote (ACE) among other Ryanair bases.
Impact and positions
The walkouts can cause longer queues at check-in and baggage delivery and occasional delays. Ryanair says disruption is limited by minimum service laws, while unions cite workload and labor conditions.
How to prepare if you fly to/from Lanzarote
- Arrive early: 2.5–3 hours before departure (more if you check bags).
- Check in online and keep your boarding pass on your phone.
- Baggage: go hand-luggage-only if possible; if not, drop bags as early as you can.
- Track your flight: use the AENA website/app and Ryanair travel updates.
Passenger rights (EC 261/2004)
- Care and assistance: meals, communications and, if necessary, hotel/transfers when delays/cancellations justify it.
- Alternatives: refund or re-routing at the passenger’s choice in cancellations or long delays.
- Compensation: may not apply when the cause is an “extraordinary circumstance” (e.g., a strike by an external handling provider). When the strike involves the airline’s own staff, compensation is more likely. Keep boarding passes, confirmations and receipts.
- Complaints: contact the airline first; if unresolved in Spain, escalate to AESA.
Official sources
On Ocio Lanzarote
As long as the Ryanair strike Lanzarote 2025 remains active, check this notice before you travel and confirm your flight status via official sources.