Ryanair not informing passengers about strike, Belgian union says

A Belgian trade union warned Tuesday that Ryanair is “playing with fire” in its handling of a planned cabin crew strike across five countries on Sept. 28, by not warning passengers about possible disruptions to flight schedules. The company is continuing to sell tickets for flights on Friday and is not responding to queries from customers about the status of their flights on that day, the Belgian cabin crew union CNE said. “This situation is totally irresponsible,” the union said. Ryanair did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Belgian cabin crew union predicted that the strike would be the biggest ever seen in Europe and cause the cancellation of about 80% of flights from Charleroi Airport and probably all of the airline’s flights from Brussels Airport. Customers on Twitter have asked the Irish airline about the status of their flights on Sept. 28. Ryanair has responded to some that it expects “the vast majority of cabin crew to work as normal on Sept. 28, as they have during previous strikes” and that “all fights are scheduled to operate.”<br/>