Thousands face disruption as Ryanair cancels 250 flights amidst strike action
The strikes are the latest in a series of walkouts by staff over pay and working conditions. Tens of thousands of Ryanair passengers across Europe face disruption on Friday as 250 flights have been cancelled as a direct result of strike action. Thursday saw German pilots join groups of already striking pilots in the Netherlands […]
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Irish-based Ryanair pilots will go on strike again next week
It’s not over yet. Dublin-based pilots at Ryanair have announced a fifth strike date. Staff are set to engage in industrial action for 24 hours from 1am on Friday 10 August. Ryanair pilots in Sweden and Belgium have also announced that intend to strike that day. “For over a month, the union has said that industrial […]
8 years ago
Ryanair disruptions to continue as cabin crew strike set to go ahead this week
It looks like there’s no end in sight. Following weeks of disruption, ongoing negotiations and industrial action, Ryanair cabin crew in four countries are set to go ahead with their strike later this week. As previously reported, cabin crews in Portugal, Italy, Spain and Belgium will stage a 24-hour strike on 25 July and a […]
8 years ago
Ryanair to cancel up to 30 Irish flights this Thursday
Some flights between Ireland and the UK are set to be affected. Following a lengthy battle between Ryanair, the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) and Irish trade union FÓRSA, the budget airline has confirmed that a 30 out of their 290 scheduled flights will not go ahead this Thursday, 12 July. Ryanair released a statement […]
8 years ago
Ryanair offers neutral venue meeting to avoid unnecessary pilot strike
Strike action could begin as early as Tuesday. Ryanair has extended an invite to public service trade union FÓRSA and the pilots who confirmed strike action last week in a neutral venue in hopes to halt planned industrial action this week. The budget airline took to Twitter on both last Thursday and Friday afternoon to plead […]
8 years ago
Up to 100 flights cancelled across Europe this weekend due to strike action
Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport have all released statements on the situation. Due to strike action in France, around 100 flights will have to be cancelled this weekend across Europe. A 48-hour strike will begin just before 6am on Saturday morning and will remain in place until just before 6am on Monday morning. Those […]
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