London (AFP) – Ryanair on Friday offered to recognise unions for the first time as the Irish no-frills airline faces its first strike action by pilots going into the festive period.
“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,” Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said in a statement announcing a conditional offer to recognise pilot unions in Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
O’Leary’s statement came as Ryanair pilots and flight attendants in Italy prepared to begin a four-hour strike f…
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