Ryanair’s UK-based cabin crew backs labour deal

New pay structure included in four-year agreement

Ryanair said the labour agreement would deliver a new pay structure with increased guaranteed income and a 5/3 roster. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Ryanair said its UK-based cabin crew have backed a four-year deal that will see a new pay structure introduced and guaranteed income increase.

The agreement, which was negotiated with Unite, will cover the airline’s directly-employed cabin crew in the UK until March 2023. About 80 per cent of the union’s workers backed the deal.

Ryanair said the labour agreement would deliver a new pay structure with increased guaranteed income and a 5/3 roster.

Last week, Ryanair pilots based in Britain cancelled five days of strikes set for September 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th.

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The pilots, who are members of pilots union Balpa, announced the strikes after earlier walkouts caused little disruption.

Widespread strikes over pay and conditions a year ago forced Ryanair to cancel hundreds of flights, hitting its profits in the busy summer months. However, a series of strikes in Britain, Spain and Portugal in recent weeks has caused minimal disruption. – Additional reporting: Reuters

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist