British Airways owner IAG warned on Thursday full-year operating pretax profit will be 215 million euros lower than last year, as major pilot strikes grounded thousands of flights.

Ryanair cabin crew in the United Kingdom have voted to approve a collective labor agreement on pay and conditions in the latest step by management to curb a wave of industrial unrest, the airline said on Tuesday.

Ryanair pilots based in the United Kingdom have canceled five days of strikes set for this month, as unions and the low-cost airline gear up for further talks.

British Airways pilots have canceled a strike set for Sept. 27 to create time for talks after 48 hours of industrial action earlier this month grounded 1,700 flights in a dispute over pay.

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Dozens of flights were grounded and thousands of journeys disrupted after British Airways pilots staged their first strike - a work stoppage on Monday and Tuesday, with a third day currently planned for Sept 27.

Ryanair has canceled less than one percent of its daily schedule of flights to and from Spain over the first two days of planned strikes by Spanish cabin crew, the low cost carrier said on Thursday.

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Iberia's ground crew will go ahead with planned strikes at Barcelona's El Prat airport on Aug. 30-31, trade union UGT said on Wednesday, only a few hours after suggesting the stoppage could be called off.

An Irish court granted an injunction on Wednesday to prevent Ryanair's Dublin-based pilots from going on strike, but the airline suffered a setback hours later when a London court rejected a similar application for its British pilots.