Ryanair agrees pay cuts and shift changes to prevent job losses
The low-cost airline will now cut far fewer jobs than the 3,000 estimated, as 97% of pilots and more than 90% of cabin crew agree to changes
21 August 2020 - 17:27
Dublin — Ryanair plans to cut significantly fewer jobs than the 3,000 it originally estimated, after 97% of pilots and more than 90% of cabin crew have signed up, so far, to pay cuts and work practice changes, its director of operations said on Friday.
Europe’s biggest budget airline had warned it would have to cut one in five of its pilots and cabin crew if they did not agree to pay cuts of up to 20% after the Covid-19 crisis ravaged its business...
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