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Ryanair Feud Escalates as Pilots Demand More Cash, Free Coffee
The penny-pinching budget airline faces an uprising from pilots demanding more cash and free coffee.
A Ryanair plane at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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A pilot revolt at Ryanair Holdings Plc is threatening to undermine the penny-pinching credo that’s made the Dublin-based carrier Europe’s most valuable airline.
A stand-off that’s simmered since mid-September, when the airline abruptly canceled more than 20,000 flights because of botched planning, escalated Friday after flight crew at London Stansted airport rejected an offer for increased pay. An ad-hoc council demanded salaries be doubled and extended across the airline’s European bases, according to a document sent to pilots on Sunday and seen by Bloomberg News.