Today (Fri 3 Aug) 25% of Ryanair’s Irish pilots are holding a 4^th strike, which has had no effect since only 20 of Ryanair’s 300 flights to/from Ireland today were cancelled over 7 days ago, and all 3,500 customers (of the 430,000 travelling with Ryanair today) were re-accommodated or refunded last weekend. Ryanair has to date held 2 meetings with Forsa and our pilots stretching over 9 hours of discussions. In that time, 11 seniority issues were raised by the pilots and Ryanair has broadly agreed 9 of them. Of their two outstanding issues, FORSA have refused to engage or explain them, and appear determined to generate a dispute in order to justify repeated unnecessary strike action.

On Mon July 30^th, Ryanair invited FORSA to meet on any date after the strike on Fri 3^rd August. FORSA replied on 2^ndAugust ignoring the invitation to meet and instead notified Ryanair of another (5^th) strike by 25% of Irish pilots on Fri 10 Aug next. This irresponsible action, designed to cause the maximum damage to Ryanair, more disruption and harm to its passengers, is indicative of FORSA’s agenda, which is not to seek a resolution of Ryanair pilots actual concerns, but rather to advantage its competitors and in particular Aer Lingus. In fact it is quite clear that this agenda is being driven by amongst others an Aer Lingus pilot Capt. Evan Cullen who appears to be controlling the FORSA agenda.

Ryanair has engaged successfully with pilot unions in the UK, Italy, and Spain whose ideas and issues enable us to grow and maintain a successful Airline.  Yet this same Aer Lingus pilot Evan Cullen has in the last number of days sought to contact various stock brokers and airline analysts offering to “discuss the issues in greater detail” in order to influence the Ryanair share price.

It is bizarre that FORSA who in the main represent middle and lower ranking Irish public service workers, many of whom are the very people who avail of Ryanair’s low fares, are instead pandering to a handful of Aer Lingus pilots who don’t wish to see progress in Ryanair and who have hijacked the FORSA negotiations process in an attempt to wreck the Ryanair business model and presumably return to the old days when high Aer Lingus fares meant only the wealthy could avail of air travel.

Ryanair’s Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said:

“Given the non-engagement by FORSA, and in particular the manipulation of the discussions by certain Aer Lingus pilots to ensure that no meetings take place, that unsuccessful strikes keep repeating, Ryanair now feels the only way to introduce common sense is by way of third party mediation, and to this end is suggesting Mr. Kieran Mulvey formerly of the Labour Commission and Workplace Relations Commission. His background and experience could be a positive influence. We now call on FORSA to accept Mr Mulvey as a 3^rd party mediator, an initiative FORSA have repeatedly called for in recent weeks.”

Ryanair Calls Again On FORSA To Remove Aer Lingus Pilots Interference From This Dispute

Ryanair today (2 Aug) deeply regrets FORSA’s unexplained notice of a 5^th strike (by just 25% of Irish pilots) on Friday 10^th August next, as FORSA again rejected Ryanair’s repeated offers to meet to resolve this dispute on Tues 7 Aug next. Ryanair has already published details of FORSA’s 11 requirements, 9 of which have been agreed.

Last Monday (30 July) Ryanair invited FORSA and its Pilot Committee to meet on Sat 4^th Aug (or early next week) to discuss FORSA’s 11 requirements as a way to resolve this dispute without further customer disruption. Ryanair renewed this invitation on Wed 1 Aug, and offered to meet FORSA at Dublin Airport at 11am on Tues 7^th Aug. Rather than accept these invitations to meet (which FORSA have repeatedly called for), FORSA have now called a 5^th strike for Fri 10^th Aug, which will needlessly disrupt another 3,500 Irish customers.

This 5^th unnecessary strike proves that FORSA have no interest in meeting Ryanair. Even at the 2 meetings already held (over 9 hours) they showed no interest in negotiating with Ryanair. The gap between the sides is narrow given that Ryanair has already agreed to 9 of FORSA’s 11 requirements, and yet FORSA keep calling unnecessary strikes, to disrupt Irish customers during the peak travel period. Ryanair believes that this is because FORSA are not in control of the process, it is being driven by a tiny handful of Aer Lingus pilots who are now working with other pilot unions across Europe to co-ordinate a day of disruption on Fri 10^th Aug next. Ryanair again calls on FORSA to remove these Aer Lingus pilots from the process since they have no interest in meeting or resolving this dispute, they just want to damage Ryanair’s business and our share price for the benefit of Aer Lingus.

Since a 5^th strike has now been called, Ryanair’s offer to meet on Tues next is pointless (there is no point meeting FORSA while Aer Lingus pilots are organising repeated strikes). Ryanair will now notify another 3,500 Irish passengers of 20 further flight cancellations next Fri 10^th Aug, and Ryanair will work over the coming days to re-accommodate those disrupted passengers, to whom we sincerely apologise.

Ryanair’s CMO Kenny Jacobs said:

“This 5^th strike notice by FORSA is irresponsible, unwarranted and is disrupting customers and (a way of damaging) Ryanair’s business and our share price. FORSA has called for meetings with Ryanair, yet during each of the last 2 weeks when Ryanair has invited FORSA to meet, FORSA has rejected these invitations and instead called a 4^th strike tomorrow (3^rd Aug), and now a 5^th strike (next Fri 10^th Aug).

In most unions where 4 strikes have failed to have any effect, the unions and employer would be entering negotiations to resolve the dispute. In this case, after 4 days of unsuccessful strikes, a handful of Aer Lingus pilots are working behind the scenes with pilot unions in Sweden, Holland, Belgium, and Germany to further disrupt Ryanair’s business and our customers next Fri 10 Aug.

FORSA should now explain why they repeatedly call for meetings, and yet when Ryanair went to 2 meetings, no progress has been made because the Pilots Committee and FORSA spent the majority of the time outside the room consulting with Aer Lingus pilots.

Even when Ryanair invites FORSA to meetings, FORSA rejects the invitation and calls more strikes. FORSA should explain why another 3,500 Irish customers will have their flights and holidays next Fri 10 Aug disrupted when FORSA have refused not 1, but 2 invitations to meet with Ryanair to resolve this dispute. FORSA should also explain why, when Ryanair has agreed 9 of their 11 requirements, they call more strikes rather than negotiate.

Ryanair’s problem in this dispute is that FORSA are not in charge. It is being driven by a tiny handful of Aer Lingus pilots. Until FORSA removes these Aer Lingus pilots from the process, more strikes are inevitable, and more customers will have their flights unnecessarily disrupted for the benefit of Aer Lingus and other flag carrier airlines in Sweden, Belgium, Germany and Holland.

We apologise sincerely to the 3,500 Irish customers whose flights next Fri 10 Aug will be disrupted because FORSA won’t meet us to resolve this dispute, even though we have agreed 9 of FORSA’s 11 requirements.

FORSA must remove Aer Lingus pilots from this process since they are intent on damaging Ryanair’s business and our share price for the benefit of Aer Lingus.”

Belægningen Forbliver Uændret På 97% Med Lave Priser

Ryanair, Europas foretrukne flyselskab, udgav i dag (d. 2. august) statistik for julitrafikken:

• Trafikken voksede 4% til 13,1 mio. kunder
• Mangel på ATC-personale, ugunstige vejrforhold og unødvendige strejker fra piloter og kabinebesætninger resulterede i mere end 1.000 flyaflysninger i juli sammenlignet med bare 23 flyaflysninger i juli sidste år.
• Rullende årlige trafik til juli voksede 7% til 133,5 mio. Kunder

	Juli ‘17	Juli ‘18	Ændring
Kunder	12,6 mio.	13,1 mio.	+4%
Belægning	97%	97%	–

Ryanairs Kenny Jacobs sagde:

“Ryanairs julitrafik voksede med 4% til 13,1 mio. kunder, imens vores belægning forblev stærk på 97% på grund af lave priser.

Desværre har flere end 200.000 Ryanair-kunder oplevet flyaflysninger i juli på grund af gentagne mangel på ATC-personale i Storbritannien, Tyskland og Frankrig, ugunstige vejrforhold og unødvendige strejker fra piloter og kabinebesætninger.

Ryanair, sammen med andre europæiske flyselskaber, opfordrer til, at EU-kommissionen og de europæiske regeringer straks addresserer konsekvensen af denne mangel på ATC-personale som forstyrrer millioner af europæeres rejseplaner dennne sommer.”

 

O Índice De Ocupação Mantém-Se Nos 97%, Impulsionado Por Tarifas Mais Baixas

Ryanair, a companhia aérea nº1 na Europa, anunciou hoje as suas estatísticas relativas ao mês de Julho:

• O tráfego cresceu 4% para um total de 13.1 milhões de passageiros.
• Greves e falta de pessoal da ATC (controladores de tráfego aéreo), condições meteorológicas adversas e greves desnecessárias de pilotos e tripulantes de cabina provocaram o cancelamento de mais de 1000 voos em Julho de 2018 (vs 23 em Julho de 2017)
• O tráfego dos últimos 12 meses cresceu 7%, alcançando um total de 133.5 milhões de clientes.

	Julho 17	Julho 18	Variação
Passageiros	12.6M	13.1M	+4%
Índice de Ocupação	97%	97%	–

Kenny Jacobs, da Ryanair, declara:

“O tráfego da Ryanair em Julho cresceu 4% para os 13.1 milhões de passageiros, mantendo-se o nosso índice de ocupação elevado nos 97%, impulsionado pelas tarifas mais baixas.  

Infelizmente, quase 200,000 clientes da Ryanair viram os seus voos cancelados em Julho devido repetidas greves e falta de pessoal da ATC na França, Reino Unido e Alemanha, condições meteorológicas adversas e greves desnecessárias de pilotos e tripulantes de cabina. A Ryanair, juntamente com outras companhias aéreas Europeias, apela a uma ação urgente por parte da Comissão Europeia e Governos Europeus para atenuar os efeitos das greves e faltas de pessoal da ATC no Reino Unido, Alemanha e França que perturbam os planos de viagem de milhões de consumidores Europeus neste Verão.”

Le Taux De Remplissage Reste Inchangé À 97% Sur Les Tarifs Les Plus Bas

Ryanair, la première compagnie aérienne en Europe, a publié aujourd’hui (2 août) les statistiques de trafic pour le mois de juillet comme suit :

• Le trafic a augmenté de 4% à 13.1 millions de clients
• Les pénuries de personnel des contrôleurs du trafic aérien (CTA), les conditions météorologiques défavorables et les grèves inutiles de pilotes et du personnel naviguant ont causé plus de 1,000 annulations de vols en juillet, contre 23 en juillet 2017
• Le trafic annuel jusqu’en juillet a progressé de 7% à 133.5 millions de clients.

	Juillet 17	Juillet 18	Variation
Clients	12.6M	13.1M	+4%
Taux de remplissage	97%	97%	–

Kenny Jacobs de Ryanair a déclaré :

“Le trafic de Ryanair a augmenté de 4% en juillet pour atteindre 13.1 millions de clients, tandis que notre taux de remplissage est resté fort à 97% grâce aux tarifs bas.

Malheureusement près de 200,000 clients Ryanair ont vu leurs vols annulés en juillet à cause des pénuries répétées de personnel du contrôle du trafic aériens (CTA) au Royaume-Uni et en France, des conditions météorologiques défavorables et des grèves inutiles de pilotes et du personnel naviguant. Ryanair, conjointement avec d’autres compagnies aériennes européennes, demande une action urgente de la part de la Commission européenne et des gouvernements européens afin de limiter l’impact des pénuries de personnel du CTA qui perturbent les projets de voyages de millions de clients européens cet été. “

Auslastung Unverändert Bei 97 Prozent Aufgrund Günstigerer Flugpreise

Ryanair, Europas Airline Nr. 1, hat heute die Passagier- und Auslastungsstatistik für Juli 2018 veröffentlicht:

 

• Die Passagierzahlen sind um 4 Prozent auf 13,1 Millionen Kunden gestiegen
• Personalengpässe bei der Flugverkehrskontrolle, ungünstige Wetterbedingungen und unnötige Streiks von Piloten und Kabinenpersonal verursachten mehr als 1.000 Flugstreichungen im Juli 2018 gegenüber nur 23 Flugstreichungen im Juli 2017
• Das Passagieraufkommen der vergangenen 12 Monate einschließlich Juli 2018 stieg um
  7 Prozent auf insgesamt 133,5 Millionen Kunden

 

	Juli 17	Juli 18	Zuwachs
Passagiere	12,6 Mio.	13,1 Mio.	+4%
Auslastung	97%	97%	–

 

Kenny Jacobs, Chief Marketing Officer von Ryanair, sagte dazu:

 

„Die Passagierzahlen von Ryanair für Juli 2018 sind um 4 Prozent auf 13,1Millionen beförderte Fluggäste gestiegen, während unsere Auslastung aufgrund der niedrigen Flugpreise mit 97 Prozent weiterhin hoch bleibt.

 

Bedauerlicherweise mussten im Juli 2018 die Flüge von mehr als 200.000 Ryanair-Kunden aufgrund von wiederholten Personalengpässen bei den Fluglotsen in Großbritannien, Deutschland und Frankreich, ungünstigen Wetterbedingungen und unnötigen Streiks von Piloten und Kabinenpersonal gestrichen werden. Ryanair fordert gemeinsam mit anderen europäischen Fluggesellschaften umgehende Maßnahmen der EU-Kommission und der europäischen Regierungen, um die Auswirkungen der Personalengpässe bei den Flugverkehrskontrollen, die die Reisepläne von Millionen von europäischen Verbrauchern in diesem Sommer durchkreuzen, anzugehen.“