United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Ryanair passengers threatened with further cancellations this month
Ryanair’s pilots in Germany are threatening to walk out with just 24 hours’ notice.
The Vereiningung Cockpit (VC) union said 96% of the airline’s pilots in Germany had voted for industrial action due to a pay dispute.
The union has given Ryanair until August 6 to make an offer to avoid the strike.
If it doesn’t, the union said it will give the airline just 24 hours’ notice before it calls a strike.
"Ryanair has been playing for time in the negotiations since January," VC said. "If the signal given by this vote is not taken seriously, then strikes – such as in other European countries – are inevitable."
Last week, more than 100,000 Ryanair passengers were hit after the airline was forced to cancel more than 600 flights due to strikes by crews in Ireland, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
The airline has also cancelled a further 20 flights on Friday due to a third threatened walk-out by pilots based at Dublin. Forsa, the union representing Irish pilots, is warning more strikes will follow after Ryanair responded to the industrial action by threatening to move aircraft from Dublin to Poland, leading to possible redundancies amongst its flying crew.
Ryanair said up to 3,500 passengers booked on Friday’s cancelled flights have been re-accommodated or refunded.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia on FIFA World Cup 2026
Connecting Small Businesses to Global Tourism Markets: Nate Huff of Tourism Exchange
North Carolina’s Resilience: Wit Tuttell on Recovery and Tourism
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
BA suspending all Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flights
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Woman dies after going overboard in English Channel
Foreign Office issues travel advisory for winter sun destinations