Spanish bus drivers have agreed not to repeat the strikes that brought chaos to thousands of British holidaymakers.

As flights were finally getting back to normal after the three-day strike in Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza over the weekend, the drivers last night signed a new agreement with their employers, the Balearic Institute of Tourism said.

Although details of the deal were not clear, reports said the drivers had not ruled out further action but had guaranteed not to disrupt services to and from airports.

While schedules were returning to normal after the weekend stoppage, there was bad news for holidaymakers flying to Spain with the airline Iberia.

A 24-hour pilots' strike yesterday caused hundreds of cancellations, including six of the day's eight Iberia flights between London Heathrow and Barcelona, and eight of the 12 between Heathrow and Madrid.

The pilots' union and Iberia managers are due to meet today.

Airline schedules have been improving after knock-on problems caused by the three-day coach drivers' strike.

Services to Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza, as well as some to mainland Spain, Cyprus and Greece, were severely delayed after the strike put aircraft and crews out of position.

Gatwick airport said the backlog of delayed flights had returned to normal yesterday.