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Listen up, Ryanair fliers.

Ialpa pilot union members who work for Ryanair are planning to strike for 24 hours next Thursday, 12th July. 

The strike will begin at 1am on the 12th and continue until 1am the next day. 

Ryanair has responded  to this announcement by saying that they are ''disappointed'' in this ''unnecessary'' course of action yet they believes that the majority of Ryanair passengers will be unaffected by this.  

July is a busy summer month for airlines, with huge numbers headed off to sunnier climates for their holidays. 

Understandably, many people who have booked with Ryanair are panicking about the consequences that this may have on their travel plans. 

People are voicing their concerns on Twitter, with one user saying, ''you're basically giving me two days or 48 hours to arrange alternative flights.''

After negotiations with the airline broke down, the Ialpa Union said that a landslide 99% of their members had supported the industrial action in a ballot.

The dispute is over management’s approach to the transferring of pilots between it's African and European bases.

The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has also released a statement giving notice of the strike.

It states that, ''our member pilots directly employed by Ryanair complain that there is no transparent system for the determination of important matters including voluntary/involuntary base transfer/allocation, command upgrade, allocation of annual leave and promotion.'' 

With the strike action set to take place next week, let's hope that this mess gets sorted before then. 

Otherwise, there's going to be a lot of unhappy Ryanair customers. 

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According to emerging reports, a 57-year-old man has been arrested after he climbed onto the wing of Ryanair flight FR8164 while it waited in the grounds of Malaga airport earlier this week.

It has been established that the man forced his way out of the emergency exit after becoming frustrated by a delay on New Year's Day.

The man, believed to be a Polish national, was talked off the wing by concerned staff before being swiftly arrested by local police on Spanish safety and security grounds.

According to The Irish Times, a Ryanair spokesman confirmed the incident, saying: "This airport security breach occurred after landing in Malaga airport on 1 January."

"Malaga airport police immediately arrested the passenger in question and since this was a breach of Spanish safety and security regulations, it is being dealt with by the Spanish authorities."

Speaking to The Daily Mail, a fellow passenger provided an insight into the incident, saying: "He activated the emergency door and left, saying, 'I'm going via the wing'. It was surreal."

The flight had departed from London's Stansted airport earlier that night.

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Today, Ryanair will meet with a workers union in a move that is historic for the company.

Today marks the first-ever meeting with a union since the airline was founded over three decades ago.

Ryanair staff have planned strike action for tomorrow, December 20.

Passengers may still face disruption despite the budget airlines meeting today.

Pilots have temporarily suspended their strike plans to allow for talks.

However, they reserved the right to resume their plans based on today’s talks.

Up to 117 members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association planned to strike.

'Christmas flights are very important to our customers and we wish to remove any worry or concern that they may be disrupted by pilot industrial action next week,' said Michael O'Leary previously.

'If the best way to achieve this is to talk to our pilots through a recognised union process, then we are prepared to do so, and we have written today to these unions inviting them to talks to recognise them and calling on them to cancel the threatened industrial action planned for Christmas week.'

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Representatives from Ryanair are set to meet with the IMPACT trade union on Tuesday evening in a last-ditch attempt to put a stop to Wednesday's planned strike action.

According to reports, a spokesperson for IMPACT has said they are open to meeting sooner should Ryanair bosses agree.

The airline has said it will publish contingency plans “to minimise these disruptions” for customers.

A statement from the company said: "We apologise sincerely to our customers for any worry or concern that this threatened action, during Christmas week by a small number of very well paid pilots, may cause them.

"Rest assured that we will do everything we can to minimise disruption for our customers."

The union say they can not call off the strike action until a meeting has been held as they need to explore Ryanair’s offer of recognition and agree on the next phase of dispute resolution.

A source told The Sunday Independent: "There's history between the two organisations. Up until the latest company announcement, it had a very public and vehement attitude it wouldn't talk to unions.

"Essentially, they had a 'not over my dead body' approach to union recognition. Taking what they say – based on trust – is not a sensible thing to do."

Any passengers scheduled to fly with Ryanair on Wednesday, December 20, should visit ryanair.com for updates.

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Ryanair staff have planned strike action on December 20.

The budget airline has agreed to meet with pilot's union for the first time ever, but passengers may still face disruption. 

There were mixed reactions from pilots’ groups after Ryanair's recognition of the union. 

Chief executive Michael O’Leary said the airline would reconsider its policy of refusing to recognise labour groups.

Up to 117 members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association still plan to strike on Wednesday. 

Ryanair has sought a meeting with the Irish Airline Pilots' Association on that day, according to The Independent. 

'Christmas flights are very important to our customers and we wish to remove any worry or concern that they may be disrupted by pilot industrial action next week,' said Michael O'Leary.

'If the best way to achieve this is to talk to our pilots through a recognised union process, then we are prepared to do so, and we have written today to these unions inviting them to talks to recognise them and calling on them to cancel the threatened industrial action planned for Christmas week.'

'Recognising unions will be a significant change for Ryanair, but we have delivered radical change before.'

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Update – Latest statement from Ryanair:

“Less than 28% of Ryanair’s Dublin (over 300) pilots have voted in favour of unspecified industrial action.

“Ryanair has received no notification of any industrial action by its Dublin pilots so we suspect this is more PR activity by Aer Lingus pilots group IALPA, to distract from their failure in negotiating a paltry 3% pay increase for Aer Lingus pilots.

Now that Ryanair’s Cork, Shannon and Belfast bases have agreed 20% pay increases we expect the Dublin pilots to follow this trend. However, if Ryanair’s Dublin pilots are misled by some Aer Lingus pilots into industrial action then they will lose their favourable rosters (5on/4off, a double bank holiday every week) and remuneration benefits that are specifically linked by agreement to dealing directly with Ryanair. 

This might be the first time in Irish history that a few Aer Lingus pilots persuade Ryanair pilots earning between €150,000 to €180,000 p.a. to take up industrial action instead of a 20% pay increase when Aer Lingus pilots are only getting 3%.

If any such industrial action occurs Ryanair will still not engage with, or recognise, Aer Lingus pilots or their IALPA union”.

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Ryanair's Dublin-based pilots have voted  to back industrial action in a ballot carried out this afternoon.

The move comes amid a dispute over pay and conditions as well as collective bargaining and negotiating rights.

According to RTÉ, pilots believe that the company's collective bargaining structures weaken the negotiating powers of employees.

It was also reported that pilots at bases in Dublin, London Stansted and Madrid have rejected proposals from management around pay and conditions.

It's understood that Ryanair has ordered an emergency meeting for its Dublin staff at the Swords headquarters.

However, in a statement this evening, the airline said it had not received any notification of industrial action.

It read: “Ryanair has received no notification of any industrial action by its Dublin pilots so we suspect this is more PR activity by Aer Lingus pilots group IALPA, to distract from their failure in negotiating a paltry 3% pay increase for Aer Lingus pilots.”

"Now that Ryanair’s Cork, Shannon and Belfast bases have agreed 20% pay increases we expect the Dublin pilots to follow this trend. However, if Ryanair’s Dublin pilots are misled by some Aer Lingus pilots into industrial action then they will lose their favourable rosters (5on/4off, a double bank holiday every week) and remuneration benefits that are specifically linked by agreement to dealing directly with Ryanair."

"This might be the first time in Irish history that a few Aer Lingus pilots persuade Ryanair pilots earning between €150,000 to €180,000 p.a. to take up industrial action instead of a 20% pay increase when Aer Lingus pilots are only getting 3%."

“If any such industrial action occurs Ryanair will still not engage with, or recognise, Aer Lingus pilots or their IALPA union.”

It is not yet know whether or not upcoming flight schedules will be affected.

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So, if like us, you fancy a little pre-Christmas getaway but your bank account says otherwise, we may have just found the perfect solution.

Ryanair have just launched day one of its Black Friday Sale, with a whole host of discounts on offer.

Fly to destinations like Paris, Edinburgh, London, Hamburg (and many more) from just €9.99 during the month of December.

Day one of the Black Friday sale ends at midnight tonight – so you'll need to act fast.

The airline is also offering huge discounts on car rental and package holiday deals.

You can check out the full range of offers at www.ryanair.com.

With up to 15 per cent of half-a-million seats, it'd be rude not to really.

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If your summer holidays feel like a distant memory and you're only dying for a break from the dreary morning commute, it's worth noting that Ryanair have announced a pretty big sale this morning.

That's right, ladies, the airline have 100,000 seats on offer, with some going for as little as €5 or 'less than the price of a pint' as they remind us on their website.

The offer applies to flights from Dublin to selected destinations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from November 7 to December 14 this year.

Oh, and flights from Cork and Shannon to London Stansted are also on offer during the same dates.

Act fast because the sale comes to an end tomorrow night at the strike of midnight.

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Ryanair has been in difficulty in recent months, after hundreds of thousands of passengers were impacted by flight cancellations. 

Now, the airline is offering it's pilots a financial incentive to remain with the budget flight provider. 

The airline has offered its pilots in Stansted a pay and pensions increase of up to €27,000.

Pilots could see increases of 22pc in their pensions. 

This is coupled with an increase of up to 16pc in their take-home pay.

This offer is not without condition – the increase will only remain on the table if pilots agree to negotiate directly with the airline, without the input of worker's unions.

The increases could also be delayed if they are not accepted soon. 

If they are accepted, the pay bumps could come into effect as early as November. 

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After a number of cancellations yesterday, Aer Lingus and Ryanair are back on track for today. 

Yesterday, Ryanair and Aer Lingus cancelled a number of French flights due to a strike by French air traffic controllers.

Ryanair cancelled 222 flights because of the strike, according to RTE. 

Affected customers were able to change their flights with no charge. 

Today, flights are back up and running on both of the Irish airlines. 

'There are no disruptions expected to the Aer Lingus schedule today,' reads the Aer Lingus website. 

'However, we would always advise our guests to check the status of their flight prior to departing for the airport.'

Ryanair does not have any information relating to today's flights, however, yesterday's advice reads:

'Ryanair advises customers to arrive at least 3 hours before the scheduled departure time of their flight, to ensure they have sufficient time to arrive at the boarding gate at our recommended 30 minutes prior to their scheduled flight departure time.'

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Following the threat of legal action from the Civil Aviation Authority, Ryanair have committed themselves to emailing the passengers affected by their recent route cancellations.

Over the course of recent days, the CAA have accused Ryanair of misleading their customers by failing to properly highlight their legal rights – a concern which wasn't adequately addressed by the airline.

However, following the threat of legal action and under considerable media scrutiny, the airline have contacted affected passengers, who number in their hundreds of thousands, in order to clarify their legal rights amid the recent chaos.

Passengers have been told they can receive a refund or be transferred on to other flights or travel by trains, buses or car hire – progress in a situation which has been the focus of the CAA’s attention since September 18.

Commenting on developments, Kenny Jacobs, Ryanair's chief marketing office, has assured the public the airline are endeavouring to rectify the matter with immediate urgency.

"We apologise again sincerely for the disruption and inconvenience our rostering failure has caused some of our customers," he said. 

"We have taken on extra customer service staff and are moving now to process and expedite all EU261 claims from affected customers," he continued. "We are committed to processing all such claims within 21 days of receipt and hope to have all such claims."

More than 400,000 customers have been affected by the multiple flight cancellations in recents days.
 

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Despite being caught up in the midst of a major flight cancellation debacle, Ryanair seems adamant on maintaining its place as one of the most competitive airlines when it comes to price. 

The airline, who has until 5pm today to refund the cancellations from its UK flights, has announced yet another massive seat sale. 

Ryanair promises discounts on over one million seats to various European destinations. 

Most of the fares are under €10.00, a fraction of the cost on any other airline. 

Paris, Cologne, London, Ibiza and Manchester are all included in the sale. 

To be in with a chance of securing these sweet deals, you have to book by Sunday, October 1.

The travel period is from October 2017 to February 2018.

Twitter has been pretty harsh in their response to the seat sale, with many questioning whether any of the flights will go ahead due to recent mass cancellations. 

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