Holidaymakers face disruption as Ryanair strikes are in the pipeline over the coming weeks. The budget airline's staff from European countries said they have "no other option" but to take the industrial action over pay disputes.
Most of the walk outs will take place this month but Ryanair has said it expects there to be little disruption to flights. "Ryanair has negotiated collective agreements covering 90% of our people across Europe," a spokesperson said, BirminghamLive reports.
"In recent months we have been negotiating improvements to those agreements as we work through the Covid recovery phase. Those negotiations are going well and we do not expect widespread disruption this summer."
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When will the Ryanair strikes take place?
Unions representing Ryanair staff in Belgium are the latest to announce walkout plans as the main summer holiday season starts. Staff are planning to strike in Belgium and Portugal from June 24 to 26, in France from June 25 to 26 and in Italy on June 25.
In Spain, staff are expected to strike from June 24 to 26, June 30, and on July 1 and 2. In Belgium industrial action will come as a blow to passengers as Ryanair operates 17 planes from Charleroi and two aircraft from Brussels.
Union members employed by the no-frills airline in France have threatened a walkout on June 25 and 26 adding to the disruption for travellers across Europe. Flights from Toulouse, Marseille and Paris Beauvais airports to Morocco, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Corsica, England, Scotland and Ireland are likely to be affected.
Unions representing staff in Italy called for a 24-hour strike on June 25 to coincide with walkouts in both Spain and Portugal. Unions FILT-CGIL and UIL Trasporti said they sought improved pay and conditions after staging a four-hour stoppage earlier in June.
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