In contrast, BA’s operation from Gatwick and Heathrow has half a dozen. The next rounds of strikes will be: 18-19 September for 48 hours The airline says it will make another announcement by Friday 21 September.More than two million passengers are booked to fly with Ryanair on those four strike days, but a large majority of them are not on aircraft planned to be flown by UK pilots.Many Ryanair services to and from the UK are operated by flight crew based abroad, and should be unaffected – unless for some reason pilots were transferred to cover for striking British employees. That means 56 per cent of union members voted for a stoppage.Ryanair responded by saying the strike has the support of less than 30 per cent of its UK-based pilots, once non-members are taken into account.The airline claims that last year its UK pilots agreed a 20 per cent pay rise, taking some senior captains’ annual earnings up to £180,000.It said: “We have repeatedly invited Balpa to meet with Ryanair to return to negotiations, and to call off these unsupported and failed pilot strikes, but Balpa offer no reason for their refusal to take up these invitations.”“That’s why we’ve repeatedly asked for joint talks under the independent auspices of Acas – which Ryanair declines to do.”The third series of walkouts will see the flight crew stopping work on 18 and 19 September, then the remaining odd-numbered dates this month: 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 September. Will my flight be affected? Ryanair said there was no impact on flights to, from and within the UK on those days. The general secretary, Brian Strutton, said: “We are clear that we want to settle the dispute and bring about a change in Ryanair for the better.“Pilots in Ryanair are seeking the same kind of policies and agreements that exist in other airlines – our demands are not unreasonable.
The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Ryanair said the strikes were "pointless" as the industrial action had not resulted in any flight cancellations. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsSupport free-thinking journalism and attend Independent eventsRyanair: strikes and cancellations cause travel chaosWhen is the Ryanair strike and will my flight be affected? A planned strike by Irish pilots, which would have made it far harder for Ryanair to cope with the Balpa walkout, was stopped by an injunction granted by courts in Ireland.Ryanair said: “We call on Balpa to return to talks to resolve any issues of genuine concern for our UK pilots, where Balpa’s strikes have totally failed.”Ryanair has described the pilot strikes as ‘pointless and failed’.Ryanair has described the pilot strikes as ‘pointless and failed’. Ryanair has given a forewarning of potential dismissals for more than 100 pilots and 200 employees based in Dublin, to whom it will be offered the possibility of being transferred to Poland or other locations. Everything you need to know about the Ryanair strike; It is extremely likely that any flight departing between 6am and 7.30am is crewed from the country from which that flight is leaving. epa06909130 Passengers stand at the desk of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair during the first day of strike of the company's cabin crew members at El Prat airport in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 25 July 2018. Series of 24-hour stoppages to take place between 18 and 29 SeptemberRyanair pilots in the UK are to strike for a further seven days in September, the union has announced.The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said its members would walk out for a series of 24-hour stoppages between 18 and 29 September, adding that Ryanair had refused to seek conciliation talks at Acas to resolve the dispute over pay and working conditions.The union admitted that the strikes to date, including a two-day stoppage in late August, had a “limited impact” on the travelling public but caused considerable internal disruption at the airline.Balpa blamed Ryanair intransigence for adding the new dates over an extended period. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Therefore organising cover for flights is far trickier.Lastly, the British Airways operation is far more complicated, with many long-haul services as well as European night stops.Management at both airlines appear to have chosen a campaign of attrition, on the presumption that the pilots will tire of the lack of pay – and, in BA’s case, the loss of staff travel privileges – before the carrier makes any significant concessions.Meanwhile Ryanair is experiencing industrial relations problems on another front.Cabin crew in Spain are striking in protest about plans to close bases in the Canary Islands. Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew members threaten ten days of strikes from September 1-28; associated flight disruptions expected TIMEFRAME expected from 8/15/2019, 12:00 AM until 9/28/2019, 11:59 PM (Europe/Madrid). They are expected to take industrial action on 20, 22, 27 and 29 September.But the impact is likely to be muted because of Spanish trade union law, which means staff are told many flights must be operated as a “minimum service” obligation.