This will coincide with the May Day bank holiday, a public holiday in Madrid on May 2nd and Mother’s Day, a time when plenty of air travel is expected. The planned strike dates are May 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th, involving between 620 and 640 pilots at all airports in Spain where Air Europa has bases. Pilots working for Spanish airline Air Europa have announced a four-day strike in early May to protest low wages. READ ALSO: What is 'Dos de Mayo' and why does Madrid celebrate it? Schools will be closed and streets of Malasaña will be filled with art, music, dancing and events to mark Dos de Mayo including stages set up in Plaza Commendadores, Conde Duque, Plaza San Ildefonso. All that remains of this building today is this very arch which sits in the middle of Plaza Dos de Mayo behind a statue of Daoíz and Vellarde. Refusing to give into French demands to surrender, the Spanish made their last stand in an archway to the barracks before being killed. One of the most surprising things about the uprising on May 2nd is that it was not orchestrated by anyone, rather that it was a spontaneous action made by a fiercely patriotic populace. May 2nd is also a public holiday in Madrid and commemorates the day in 1808 when the population rose up against Napoleon’s troops in the Peninsula War. Schools, most businesses and shops will also be closed on this day. It will be a holiday in all regions across Spain, so no matter where you live you will most likely have this day off.
In 2023, May 1st will fall on a Monday, meaning that you can take the opportunity to get away for a long weekend before summer.
El Día del Trabajador or Labour Day in Spain is a public holiday in Spain's 17 autonomous communities and is held on May 1st.
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