Aircrafts of low-cost airliner Ryanair are parked at the tarmac of Weeze airport near the German-Dutch border during a wider European strike of Ryanair airline crews. Photo: Reuters
Ryanair happened to face its worst one-day strike last Friday after their pilots in five European countries had a walk-out. This ill-fate has culminated in disrupting the plans of over 55,000 travellers with the low-cost airline, just at the height of the summer holiday season.
Ryanair, having averted widespread strikes last November by agreeing to recognize unions, has been unable to live up to its expectations as rising protests over their slow progress in negotiating collective labor agreements has resulted in a strike once more.
In a bid to apologise to customers, Ryanair said in a statement that it took every step to minimize the fluctuations in operation and called on the striking unions to continue negotiations instead of calling any more “unjustified strikes.”