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The Sudden Collapse Of Ryanair

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 30, 2018July 30, 2018 10 Comments

Spain? Strike. Portugal? Strike. Belgium? Strike. Italy? Strike. Ireland? Strike. It has not been a good month for Ryanair…

The Irish-based carrier is facing a summer of discontent as labor strife across its European bases spirals into total disaster. I don’t think I’m exaggerating.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled over the last week as pilots and fight attendants have staged strikes across the European Union. Ryanair is threatening to fire over 300 pilots and FAs based in Ireland over disagreements on wages and working conditions. 

As Bill Murphy, Jr. noted on INC, over the last eight days more than 120,000 passengers have faced delays. Clams under EU261 could total over $39,000,000!

Other Airlines Gleefully Recruit

British Airways, EasyJet, and Norwegian are all hoping to poach disgruntled pilots and flight attendants from Ryanair. Recruiting campaigns are actively underway.

The transition to Norwegian, which uses the same type of Boeing 737s that Ryanair does, would be easy for pilots. British Airways and EasyJet uses Airbus for their narrow-body fleet, but could offer an expedited re-training program for ex-Ryanair pilots. Flight attendants will also encounter an easy transition.

CONCLUSION

Ryanair employees unionized last year after the airline screwed up vacation schedules for pilots. Since then, pilots and flights attendants have begun to push back. As a pilot shortage grips the worldwide aviation industry, Ryanair pilots have enjoyed a particularly strong position of bargaining power. What will this labor unrest do for Ryanair? Right now, we can only watch…but it isn’t pretty for the Irish carrier.

image: Ryanair / Instagram

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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10 Comments

  1. Sam Reply
    July 30, 2018 at 8:31 am

    Sudden?

  2. 121Pilot Reply
    July 30, 2018 at 9:36 am

    Ryan Air has succeeded in part by using every trick in the book to suppress wages and benefits for its employees as a major component of keeping its costs low. It would seem that this strategy has finally come home to roost.

    While I’m sympathetic to the impact on customers who are caught in the middle I’ve got zero sympathy for the impact this will have on Ryan Air and it’s management team.

    • Alastair Wilson Reply
      July 30, 2018 at 2:09 pm

      Who’s ‘Ryan Air’?

      Willing to bet you’re American lol.

      • Sue Reply
        July 31, 2018 at 10:45 am

        It’s a European airline where you can go from eg Holland to England for like eg 25 euros try doing that in Canada or the states

  3. Lantean Reply
    July 30, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    They won’t be missed.

    • Tom Sheedy Reply
      August 4, 2018 at 2:23 pm

      Oh boy ….how wrong can you be ! You will miss Ryanair when you have to pay 3 or 4 times the price to fly with another airline . Ryanair are the reason ALL airlines charge much less than they did before. Example…in 1982 I was charged 379 Irish punts (400 euros) to fly one way from Shannon to London (economy class). By Airlingus !!

  4. Employee Reply
    July 30, 2018 at 3:19 pm

    It is competition dragging Ryanair down. But who will suffer in the end? Customers? Management? No, employees!

  5. mallthus Reply
    July 30, 2018 at 8:12 pm

    Hubris usually results in a comeuppance. The greater the hubris, the bigger the comeuppance.

    I, for one, don’t want to be anywhere near Michael O’Leary on his way down.

  6. Nancy Miles Reply
    July 31, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    I agree! This could not happened to a more appropriate airline. Disobeyed judges order to not say us flying in and out of Düsseldorf. We lost money if 14 tickets becaus if this . Constant problem according to Düsseldorf Aurpott authorities. Sorry , uncaring response from airline continuing to ignore judges ruling!! They need to lose their company !!!!!

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