Ryanair Labor Spat Builds to Crescendo With Friday Strikes
- More than 400 flights scrapped in five-nation pilot protest
- German union says airline has shown no interest in compromise
Vereinigung Cockpit union leadership holds a press conference in Frankfurt am Main on Aug. 8.
Photographer: Frank Rumpenhorst/DPA/Getty Images
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Ryanair Holdings Plc faces the worst strikes in its three-decade history on Friday after German and Dutch pilots said they’ll join a protest aimed at forcing the discount carrier to increase pay and improve working conditions.
The Irish company will scrap more than 400 flights, disrupting travel for about 55,000 people, marketing chief Kenny Jacobs said Wednesday after the German Vereinigung Cockpit union announced a 24-hour walkout on the same day that strikes are planned in Belgium, Sweden and Ireland. The Dutch Airline Pilots Association revealed later that it would also take action.