Ryanair Cancels 82 Flights After It ‘Messed Up’ Crew’s Time Off
- Irish airline will scrap 40 to 50 flights daily for six weeks
- Sees punctuality improving as ‘small number’ miss their trips
Tail fins of Ryanair Holdings Plc aircraft stand next to each other at Dublin Airport, operated by Dublin Airport Authority, in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Ryanair provides low fare passenger airline services to destinations in Europe.
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Ryanair Holdings Plc scrapped 82 flights on Sunday, the start of a six-week program of cancellations it’s making as it seeks to reduce a backlog of crew vacation required by Irish regulators before the end of the year.
“We have messed up in the planning of pilot holidays and we’re working hard to fix that,” Kenny Jacobs, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, said in a statement Saturday.