MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Spanish pilots union SEPLA saidon Wednesday it would call a nationwide strike among Ryanairpilots for five days in September, in protest at plansto close several bases in the country.
A SEPLA spokesman said around 900 pilots would be invited towalk out on Sept. 19, 20, 22, 27 and 29. Some of those datescoincide with planned strikes already announced by the Irishairline's cabin crew in Spain.
Last week, Ryanair decided to close its Spanish bases in LasPalmas, Tenerife South, Lanzarote and Girona from January,putting the jobs of more than 500 pilots and cabin crew at risk,according to the local USO union.(Reporting by Emma Pinedo, writing by Isla Binnie; editing byJesús Aguado)