{"id":2070,"date":"2018-09-11T22:47:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ryanair-cancels-german-flights-ahead-of-strike\/"},"modified":"2018-09-11T22:47:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:47:01","slug":"ryanair-cancels-german-flights-ahead-of-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ryanair-cancels-german-flights-ahead-of-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair cancels German flights ahead of strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ryanair says it will cancel 150 flights out of 400 scheduled to fly to and from Germany on Wednesday due to a 24-hour strike by pilots and cabin crew.<\/p>\n

The row over pay and conditions follows a series of strikes over the summer, with walkouts in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. <\/p>\n

Affected passengers would be offered alternative flights, the airline said.<\/p>\n

In August, Ryanair struck a deal with Irish pilots and said it was hopeful it would secure further deals. <\/p>\n

However, since then seven trade unions representing cabin crew in Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands have threatened to strike later this month unless the airline improves working conditions. <\/p>\n

The unions have warned it would be “the biggest strike action the company has ever seen”.<\/p>\n

The Irish airline, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, said Wednesday’s strikes would “damage Ryanair’s business in Germany” and described them as “unnecessary”.<\/p>\n

“These are wildcat strikes designed to cause maximum disruption to our customers and maximum damage to the Ryanair business,” said Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs, speaking at a news conference in Frankfurt in Germany. <\/p>\n

‘Unacceptable’<\/h2>\n

The Vereinigung Cockpit pilot union and the Verdi services sector union say there has been no progress on their demands, despite repeated negotiations with management. <\/p>\n

But Ryanair argued it had offered more local contracts and pay rises for pilots in Germany.<\/p>\n

“It is unacceptable that a union representing Ryanair’s German pilots, who earn up to \u20ac190,000 a year and work a five-day week followed by a four-day weekend, is now threatening customers’ travel plans at short notice,” Mr Jacobs added.<\/p>\n

Ryanair agreed last year to recognise unions as official representatives for workers for the first time in its 33-year history. <\/p>\n

The move followed a scheduling crisis last September which led to the cancellation of thousands of flights.<\/p>\n

So far the airline has agreed a deal with Italian pilots over working conditions and last month, Irish pilots voted to accept an agreement on improved working conditions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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