Now Ryanair staff in Italy will strike
Labour unrest and staff shortages in Europe are causing headaches for travellers heading into the peak summer season, with airports and airlines clamouring to find more workers, minimize cancelled flights and reduce delays.
Ryanair planes at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Ryanair is one of the main operators at Palma Airport.
Fear of air travel "chaos" because of strikes
Ryanair strikes have been called; air-traffic controllers will decide at the end of the month.
Ryanair cabin staff to strike in Spain
“We have to resume mobilisation so that the reality of our situation is known and Ryanair is forced to abide by basic labour laws.”
Ryanair halts wage talks in Spain despite strike threat, unions say
The threat comes as the airline sector hopes to recover this summer from the impact of the pandemic.
South Africans travelling from the Balearics to UK face test in Afrikaans!
South Africa's Home Affairs department, which has warned of syndicates selling fake passports, said it would issue a statement on the Ryanair test.
Ryanair plane taking off in Palma, Mallorca
Ryanair plane taking off in Palma.
Pilots' unions threatening Ryanair strikes this summer
Pilots' representatives in Spain and elsewhere are calling for "substantial change" to cabin crew working conditions.
Ryanair "forgets" fourteen passengers at Palma Airport
"I don't understand how this could have happened."
Economy
Ryanair takes legal action
Ryanair stepped up its campaign against state aid last September to prevent airlines being bailed out by governments.
Travel
Airlines begin legal challenge to UK quarantine policy
The government introduced a blanket rule that all travellers arriving from abroad must self-isolate for 14-days after on June 8.
Tourism
Ryanair's holiday bookings surge, sees UK dropping quarantine
Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, hopes a busy holiday season will boost confidence for a return of business travel.
Travel
Ryanair expects Europe travel surge despite masks, quarantine
Ryanair is to operate around 40% of its original flights schedule from July up from a skeleton service of around 30 flights a day in May and June.
Transport
Ryanair may close aiport bases in Spain
Ryanair currently has nine bases at 26 airports in Spain.
Courts
Court bans Ryanair’s hand luggage fee in Spain
The judge ruled that the hand luggage, by size and weight, could be easily carried in the cabin, pointing to a Spanish regulation that allows passengers to take hand luggage on board at no additional cost.
Transport
Madrid passenger reports abuse by Ryanair staff
The man says he was forced to pay 25 euros for a suitcase that he claims met the regulations on his ticket.
Industrial action
Ryanair's UK unionised pilots call seven more strike days
The first series of strikes in Britain, Spain and Portugal has caused minimal disruption in recent weeks.
Industrial action
Ryanair cancels small number of Spanish flights over cabin crew strike
Unions representing cabin crew announced the plans to hold 10 days of strikes throughout September.
Industrial action
Ryanair's Spanish pilots announce strikes
If the strike goes ahead, it will be on five days in the second half of September.
Industrial action
Concern at the impact of air travel strikes
There is some confidence that minimum service levels set by the national ministry of development will reduce the impact.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"