Empty Terminals and many politicians on a solidarity visit to: once Again, flight attendants and pilots have been on strike the low-cost airline Ryanair. A solution to the conflict is not in sight.
Due to the recurrence of strikes by flight attendants and pilots have failed on Friday to at least 250 flights of the low cost carrier Ryanair. This corresponds to around ten percent of the planned Europe-programme, such as the Irish company announced in Dublin. A focus of the actions in six European countries, work stoppages at a number of German bases to Berlin-Schönefeld and Frankfurt at the top.
There rallies in Verdi organised a flight attendant were held in the morning. The pilots Union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) involved again in the 24 hours of the announced strikes.
The Federal Minister of labour, Hubertus Heil (SPD) supported in Berlin the strike, and the intimidation were exposed to try. “This country is not a banana Republic, but a social state of law. It comes to workers ‘ rights, and to co-determination and the right to strike in case of doubt,” he said. Also politicians of the Left, the Greens and the CDU, have expressed their solidarity.
And the next threat of more strikes …
At the second Europe-wide strike by pilots and flight Workers from Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany were involved companions. Also in Madrid, or Eindhoven, it came to protests. The flying staff want higher wages and better working conditions demands for the respective national law.
Verdi representatives have reported greater participation than in the previous wave of strikes from the 12. September. In Frankfurt, the employees fell for the first time, their cardboard masks with the likeness of Ryanair boss Michael O’leary. “We don’t need that,” said the flight attendants will provide you with enhanced self-confidence. Two weeks ago the strike had kept their masks in order not to be of commercial representatives and reprimanded filmed.
The Vereinigung Cockpit threatened with further strikes: “as Long as the company is not, at least with us in a mediation process, there will be more strikes,” said a negotiator Ingolf Schumacher in Frankfurt. The pilots no other solution was available. “We want to change the company.” On Saturday, the flight program should run from 3.00 PM to but back to normal.
Also divided in to strike balance
In Germany, the strike hit the low-cost airline more than initially announced. According to a flight plan, evaluation of the portal “Airliners.de” had deleted the Irish society up to the Friday noon 140 of 357 planned Connections from and to Germany. That would be almost 40 per cent of the usual supply.
The flight line. “It is less than 20 P percent. About 80 percent of our flights to Germany are carried out on schedule,” said Ryanair late on Friday afternoon. The Irish had announced on Thursday that due to the strike participation of German Crews “less than 100 flights” to be cancelled. The unions had this rated as low.
Highly profitable cheap giant
Ryanair is the biggest low-cost airline in Europe. The single Boeing 737 aircraft to fly more than 215 airports in 37 countries and operating from 86 bases in Europe and North Africa. The highly profitable company employs some 14 500 people. In the financial year 2017/2018, the Irish went at 7.15 billion euros in sales, a profit of 1.45 billion euros.