“Due to the general strike in Portugal and in order to avoid disruptions to its customers’ travel, TAP is cancelling flights on December 11,” it indicated.

According to TAP, “customers are being contacted with an alternative in case their flight is canceled,” also indicating that “if the passenger wishes to proactively bring forward or postpone their flight from that day to three days before or after, they can do so, free of charge” on the TAP website and app or at travel agencies.

TAP has agreed on minimum services with several unions for that day.

The agreement announced by the Directorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations (DGERT) was with Sitava – Union of Airline Workers, Sitema – Union of Aircraft Maintenance Technicians, SIMA – Union of Metallurgical and Related Industries, and SNPVAC – National Union of Airline Workers.

The airline will have three round-trip flights to the Azores and two to Madeira, and one round-trip flight to the following countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau.

Three round-trip flights to Brazil and two to the USA are also included.

The Civil Aviation Pilots Union (SPAC), in turn, guaranteed that it “will fulfil the minimum services that may be established” during the general strike and has scheduled an assembly.