Ryanair cancels 600 flights on July 25-26

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to cancel 600 flights in Europe on July 25 and July 26 due to strikes, the company announced on Wednesday. The cancellations will affect 100,000 passengers flying to or from Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The strikes also took place in Italy, however, the flights should be according to the plan there, Ryanair said. The airline offers the affected clients to take another flight a week before or after July 25-26. Another proposed option is a full refund of the ticket price. Ryanair pilots demand a wage raise, equal conditions for cabin crew hired by external companies and employment contracts based on local rather than Irish law. Ryanair said that conditions offered for employees are competitive and the demands are “groundless”.