Ryanair’s problems foreseen by pilot groups, says union boss
The only surprise in Ryanair running into the problems that led to it reversing its policy of not recognising trade unions was that it happened almost a year earlier than predicted, according to Evan Cullen, president of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa). In September Ryanair cancelled flights over the succeeding 6 weeks, hitting more than 300,000 passengers and leaving it with a E25m bill after a holiday roster mix-up left it without enough pilots to fly all its craft. The problem prompted pilots to campaign across Ryanair’s bases for a change to its collective bargaining system, leading to last week’s decision to recognise unions. “Whereas we thought that Ryanair would be into flight cancellations in 2018, it certainly did come as a surprise when the cancellations started happening at the end of summer 2017,” Cullen said. <br/>
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Ryanair’s problems foreseen by pilot groups, says union boss
The only surprise in Ryanair running into the problems that led to it reversing its policy of not recognising trade unions was that it happened almost a year earlier than predicted, according to Evan Cullen, president of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa). In September Ryanair cancelled flights over the succeeding 6 weeks, hitting more than 300,000 passengers and leaving it with a E25m bill after a holiday roster mix-up left it without enough pilots to fly all its craft. The problem prompted pilots to campaign across Ryanair’s bases for a change to its collective bargaining system, leading to last week’s decision to recognise unions. “Whereas we thought that Ryanair would be into flight cancellations in 2018, it certainly did come as a surprise when the cancellations started happening at the end of summer 2017,” Cullen said. <br/>
