British travellers have been the least affected by transport strikes in 2015, with only 10 days of transport strikes with national impact so far in 2015, according to a new report from travel metasearch engine, Gopili.co.uk.
According to the research, British travellers have been luckier than their neighbours. In fact, the UK is the only country among five major European countries that did not face either pilots or air traffic controllers’ strikes this year.
The Gopili.co.uk study assessed the number of days of transport strikes with national impact that occurred in the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy, as well as the number of days of transport strikes for their capital cities (London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin & Rome).
The study focus on strikes affecting a significant part of the country or several cities for the European ranking and on strikes causing important travel disruptions in the city for the capitals ranking.
The study revealed that Spanish travellers have been worst affected by transport strikes with 48 days of travel disruptions so far this year, including 31 days of Ryanair baggage handlers strike in Madrid.
Surprisingly, the second country the most affected is Germany with 22 days of transport strikes with national impact, especially because of the 10 days of Deutsche Bahn national strikes as well as eight days of Germanwings and Lufthansa pilots’ strikes.
France and Italy share third place with 21 days of transport strikes.
In terms of cities, Rome and Berlin have been particularly impacted in 2015, with 16 and 10 days of travel disruptions respectively recorded.
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