Paphos Life

Anyone else noticed that in the last few weeks the majority of Ryanair Stansted to Paphos flights are late leaving Stansted. Tonight's flight is no exception as it was over 2 hours late leaving. Does anyone know what's happening? They used to have such a good record for being on time.

I have had pick ups the last 2 Saturday's & they were 1 & 2 hours late respectively!


Shane

Yes, they have major staffing issues and it's causing a mess in almost all the destinations they fly to at the moment. Spain in particular has been severely hit with flights being pulled within 24hrs with no alternative being offered.

This was rather a bold move (from Telegraph 25/7):

Budget airline Ryanair has taken the bold step of publishing the pay and benefits afforded to its pilots amid the third 24-hour strike from Irish workers in an ongoing dispute over working conditions and promotions.

Writing on its website, the company revealed the monthly and annual salary of its staff, claiming Irish pilots now earn up to €200,000 (£178,000) per annum, which equates to over €16,000 (£14,000) per month.

The post also states that pilots work a fixed roster of 5 days on, followed by 4 days off and agreed a 20% pay rise earlier this year.

Pilots began their strike at 1am on Tuesday, forcing Ryanair to cancel 16 flights, affecting 2,500 passengers.

The budget airline criticised the strikes as unnecessary and warned that if they continue, there could be job losses.

Jeanne