Ryanair to avoid Christmas strikes by recognising trade unions

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December 15, 2017 9:31 AM

Budget airline Ryanair will recocognise pilot unions to avoid a Christmas strike on December 20 which would have grounded some flights.

Budget airline Ryanair will recognise pilot unions to avoid a Christmas strike on December 20 which would have grounded some flights.

LONDON — Ryanair will recognise pilot unions for the first time in its 32-year history to avoid a Christmas strike, according to a statement from the budget airline.

Around 100 Dublin-based pilots

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary said:

"Christmas flights are very important to our customers and we wish to remove any worry or concern that they may be disrupted by pilot industrial action next week.

"If the best way to achieve this is to talk to our pilots through a recognised union process, then we are prepared to do so, and we have written today to these unions inviting them to talks to recognise them and calling on them to cancel the threatened industrial action planned for Christmas week.

"We hope and expect that these structures can and will be agreed with our pilots early in the New Year."

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