Ryanair action against Irish-based pilots adjourned

Ryanair’s bid to fast-track its action against some of its pilots based in Ireland and their trade union over a planned strike that was halted by injunction last August has been adjourned for 2 weeks at the Commercial Court. The adjournment was granted in the context of a High Court hearing next Thursday of an application by the pilots and Fórsa for a stay on Ryanair’s case while a mediation process proceeds. Ryanair representation told the Commercial Court Monday the mediation was addressing a pay claim and that is not what Ryanair’s legal action, which seeks damages and certain declarations, is about. Defendant representation said their position was that an agreement had been reached to stay the damages case pending the mediation and that it was always intended that agreement would be legally binding. <br/>