Court refuses to ban Dutch Ryanair pilots strike, airline says all flights will go ahead

Pilots in the Netherlands who work for Ryanair have been given the green light to strike Friday by a court in Haarlem. Ryanair went to court in an effort to have Friday’s strike ruled illegal, saying it would have a major impact if it went ahead. The court ruled that this was not the case, but did say the next time pilots strike, passengers should be told further ahead of time. Dutch Ryanair pilots only made the announcement Wednesday at 6pm. In a reaction, Ryanair said that no flights to and from the Netherlands would be cancelled due to the strike because ‘Ryanair’s pilots have decided to work Friday Aug 10 to prevent disruption to our customers travelling on their summer holidays.’ The Dutch pilots association VNV said earlier that foreign pilots had been found to replace striking Dutch colleagues on 10 of the 22 flights which would be affected. <br/>