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RYANAIR PILOTS HAVE accepted a 20% pay cut which will be restored over a four-year period, the airline has said.
The four-year agreement includes a 20% pay cut, productivity improvements on rosters, flexible working patterns and annual leave.
Ryanair said these measures will “minimise Irish pilot job losses”. Ryanair pilots in the UK accepted a similar deal earlier this week.
The airline also said Fórsa trade union has signed agreements for cabin crew for pay cuts of up to 10%, also restored over four years, along with productivity improvements.
These measures are currently being voted on by Fórsa members.
Meanwhile, Ryanair said it has made “rapid progress” in processing customer refunds for flights cancelled between March and June.
Extra refund staff have been trained since 1 June to cut down the backlog of customer refunds, the airline said.
All cash refund requests from March are cleared and half of the April cash refunds are cleared. The balance of these are set to be cleared by 15 July.
By the end of this month, all cash refunds from May and most from June will have been processed.
These figures include passengers who have accepted travel vouchers and/or flight switches in July, August or September this year.
Staff agreement
The CEO of Ryanair, Eddie Wilson, said the acceptance of staff measures like pay cuts “demonstrated the commitment” from pilots to continue employment in the company as it works its way “through this crisis over the next number of years”.
The airline added in a statement: “This agreement gives Ryanair a framework to flex its operation during the Covid-19 crisis and a pathway to recovery when the business returns to normal in the years ahead.”
On Wednesday, CEO Eddie Wilson said that people are “not going to lose their heads” while on holiday, as the airline ramped up its summer flight schedule.
More than 1,000 flights per day will be operated by Ryanair, which has run a skeleton schedule since mid-March due to the pandemic.
It has restored almost 90% of its route network but frequencies will be lower than normal, with just 40% of its normal July capacity.
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The instinct for survival is astonishing.
God doesnt cause earthquakes Einstein.
Its called a Natural Disaster
Einstein didnt believe in God
Bear Grylls will be proud.
It’s full of protein.
hopefully not the only survivor, well done to those involved with saving him!
Guess god is not available right now. But you will be sure his reps will be!
On the piss.
Hopefully in this case it is a case of not able to reach communication. Devastating event. One thing I have noted is the different countries all working together to help the people. Long may of continue. I wonder will Daly and Wallace be protesting at the 2 US Boeing C-17 aircraft sent over to help in the effort if they refuel at Shannon?
@John Reese. Well said John. Also the Israelis have set up a field hospital operational to-day and treating 200.+patients per day. 130 medical team in a 230 group rescue group sent over.
_“The field hospital will deal with various types of medical issues that come up, including a surgical department, obstetrics, a laboratory for blood samples, and other emerging medical issues,” said Weiss. “We also have an eye doctor and other types of specialists.”
There will be 60 beds and the capacity to treat at least 200 people per day.”
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@John Reese. Well said John. Also the Israelis have set up a field hospital operational to-day and treating 200.+patients per day. 130 medical team in a 230 group rescue group sent over.
_“The field hospital will deal with various types of medical issues that come up, including a surgical department, obstetrics, a laboratory for blood samples, and other emerging medical issues,” said Weiss. “We also have an eye doctor and other types of specialists.”
There will be 60 beds and the capacity to treat at least 200 people per day.”
@John Reese. Well said.
Guess God wasn’t available .
Leave my father alone!
have your say