Ryanair strikes: UK pilots' walkout to go ahead this week after High Court ruling
A strike by Ryanair’s UK pilots will go ahead this week after a ruling from the High Court in London was issued this afternoon.
Europe’s biggest airline applied for an injunction to prevent a 48-hour stoppage beginning on 22 August from members of Balpa, the British pilots’ union, but lost its bid to block the walkout.
Despite the injunction being denied, Ryanair has claimed that all flights to and from the UK will run as scheduled over the next two days.
It said in a statement: “Ryanair regrets the decision by less than 30 per cent of our highly paid UK pilots to vote for strikes on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 August.
“Thanks to the great work and volunteerism of the vast majority of our UK based pilots, Ryanair now expects to run its full schedule of flights to/from our UK airports.”
The airline added that, although “significant disruptions” are not expected, it ”cannot rule out some small flight delays and/or flight changes.”
All passengers travelling with Ryanair during the next two days have been advised to “arrive at their departure airport as normal and they can expect their scheduled Ryanair flight to depart on time.”
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