Ryanair says biggest-ever strike to ground 600 flights next week
The Irish airline’s cabin crew across Europe escalate a staff revolt that is expected to affect up to 50,000 customers
Dublin — Ryanair is to cancel more than 12% of its flights for two days next week in its biggest-ever strike as cabin crew escalate a staff revolt that began among disaffected pilots last year. The Irish airline, Europe’s largest by passenger numbers, said in a statement it expected disruption to the travel plans of almost 50,000 customers travelling to and from Belgium, Portugal and Spain on July 25 and 26, as it would cancel up to 300 flights per day. "These strikes are entirely unjustified and will achieve nothing other than to disrupt family holidays," the airline said in a statement. In the company’s largest previous industrial action, Ryanair canceled 30 flights on July 12 when some pilots in Ireland held their first strike. Ryanair said it will cancel 24 flights on Friday during the second of three strikes planned by the pilots. 'A fair living wage' Cabin crew from across Europe earlier this month published a list of 34 demands on July 4, including "a fair living wage", impro...
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