Ryanair Scrambles to Contain Damage From Cancellation Fiasco
- About 400,000 passengers to be affected by mass cancellations
- O’Leary lashes out at Norwegian, says has ended feeder talks
A branded tailfin sits on a Ryanair corporate jet at Dublin Airport.
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Ryanair Holdings Plc sought to contain the damage caused by scrapping hundreds of flights through the end of October, promising to compensate affected passengers and apologizing for the mismanagement that led to a shortage of available crews.
With mass cancellations set to leave about 400,000 passengers in the lurch, Europe’s biggest discount airline is likely to take a 25 million-euro ($30 million) profit hit from refunds and compensation, the Dublin-based company said Monday, three days after announcing the surprise cutbacks that started on Saturday. The disruption stemmed from Ryanair scheduling too many pilots for vacation.