In a turn up for the books, it seems that Irish-based pilots who fly for Ryanair are due to go out on strike on the 12th July.
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 coming into land at Dublin Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
The IALPA union members (represented by Fórsa) voted in favour of strike action over terms and conditions, as well as transfers between European and African bases.
The walkout will be from 01:00 12th July for 24 hours.
The full release is below:
@IALPA @forsa_union_ie Statement on Ryanair members strike ballot. @IFALPA @eu_cockpit pic.twitter.com/A2P8kqiANt
— IALPA (@IALPA) July 3, 2018
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Ryanair responded in a fashion, in a tweet stating the below, that 7% of its network will be affected by the strike.
The airline goes on to say thatit had invited Fórsa to meet to discuss these proposals on 18 separate occasions, but the union failed to reply or take up any of these invitations.
Ryanair Irish Customer Notice: pic.twitter.com/t0gyF4OOTC
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) July 3, 2018
Passengers affected by the strike will be contacted by Ryanair on Tuesday 10th for re-booking details via SMS and email.
Whilst Ryanair has been banging on about how French ATC strikes have been ruining their summer timetable, they may have to look closer to home to resolve their own strike issues.
This could run.
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