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Ryanair urges union to stop strike action in Ireland
Ryanair has written to Irish trade union Forsa asking it to call off strike action planned for next Thursday.
The union, which includes the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association, is threatening a 24-hour strike on July 12, the start of a traditional two-week holiday in Northern Ireland.
Ryanair says the union has already received its proposals on base transfers and a seniority list and has been invited to meet Ryanair to discuss them.
"Forsa has no reason to unnecessarily disrupt our customers’ flights next Thursday. Why won’t Forsa meet us when every other union already has?" it said in a statement.
Ryanair had earlier responded to customers’ queries on Twitter saying it is planning to operate its normal schedule and passengers will be emailed details next Tuesday if the strike is going ahead.
However, the pilots’ union has warned the industrial action could also have a knock on effect on Ryanair flights in other destinations.
In a separate move, the International Transport Workers Federation is planning a two-day summit for Ryanair cabin crews across Europe, to be held in Dublin.
It is warning of possible further industrial action if Ryanair does not address its concerns.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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