Ryanair confirm upcoming pilot strike to go ahead

Anyone heading away this Friday should take note.

Ryanair have confirmed that a strike will go ahead on Friday, 20 July. As a result of the strike, 24 flights between the UK and Ireland have been cancelled. In a statement posted on its official Twitter account, the airline said: "Ryanair regrets to advise Irish customers that 25% of our 350+ Irish pilots and their union, FORSA, have voted to strike again on Friday 20 July." The airline went on to voice its displeasure with the strike, saying: "This second strike is unnecessary because Ryanair has already given them written proposals that address their concerns about seniority - even though FORSA and the pilots committee don't even understand that their demands will damage Irish pilots' prospects." You can read the statement in full here. https://twitter.com/Ryanair/status/1019178776251518976 Ryanair has urged anyone traveling on a Ryanair flight to or from Ireland on 20 July to expect that their flight will operate normally. Anyone who is traveling on a cancelled flight should have been informed via text message or email. The dispute is over base transfers, promotions, leave and various other issues.