Threat of new Ryanair strikes after inconclusive negotiations with the union

Further strikes by the Ryanair airline remain possible as talks with its Irish pilot union were completed on Wednesday

Members of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (Ialpa) employed by Ryanair will strike on Thursday. cancel up to 30 of 290 total flights

Talks between Ryanair and Ialpa, which is part of the Fórsa union, ended Wednesday, paving the way for further pilot strikes on Irish bases from the airline

. The initial vote allows other social movements to follow Thursday's one-day strike, which concerns about 100 Irish pilots based at Ryanair.

Both parties indicated that they were willing to set up a working group to deal with issues raised by Ryanair. pilots, which include basic transfers, promotion, allocation of leave and other areas covered by seniority.

However, Fórsa's spokesman, Bernard Harbor, later stated that they were not in agreement The terms of reference for this group, as both parties have presented contradictory proposals.

"Management wanted this to cover a much wider range of issues than pilots," he said. "We wanted them to specifically address these issues."

"But there is certainly a glimmer of hope that both parties could find a way to solve this problem," added Mr. Harbor

. Eddie Wilson, Public Affairs Officer, sent Fórsa National Secretary, Angela Kirk, after the meeting, the opinion that the Air Operations Directorate and the directly employed pilots would form a working group to address these issues.

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"However, we believe that this working group can work together to resolve these issues quietly in the interest of our pilots and our customers," he added.

Mr. Wilson's letter indicated that the group would meet bi-monthly. , but Fórsa said the parties had not scheduled any further talks.

million. Harbor told reporters that this should be reconsidered after Thursday's strike, which both sides agreed to do before They met on Wednesday

"We have a job to do to organize the strike and they have to deal with cancellations and re-accommodate people, "he said.

Ryanair says it has re-accommodated customers The remaining 260 or so unaffected flights are mainly destined for holiday destinations in Europe, a key element of the airline's business at this time of year. # 39; year.

million. Harbor said the union was comfortable with the fact that the strike would only cause minimal disruption as it still meant a cost to the airline. Ryanair said that all customers who have not received e-mail or flight cancellation text notifications should go to their departure airport as usual.