Ryanair cancels dozens of flights to Spain on Friday amid cabin crew strike
Ryanair will cancel 190 of its 2,400 scheduled flights on Friday due to a strike by cabin crews in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, the airline said on Tuesday.
The no-frills carrier said in a statement that 30,000 customers were likely to be affected, calling the strike "unnecessary".
Ryanair Pre-Cancels Under 190 Of 2,400 (8%) Scheduled Flights On Fri 28th Sept: https://t.co/yErvVaCLgm
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) September 25, 2018
In a statement the company said that "all affected customers have received emails and text SMS messages this morning advising them of their flight cancellation 3 days in advance."
It continued: "Ryanair sincerely regrets these unnecessary customer disruptions, which have been called by unions at the behest of competitor airline employees".
The budget airline added that the cancellations represented only 8 percent of its scheduled flights that day.
You may be entitled to compensation, know your rights.
READ MORE: Your rights as a passenger if your Ryanair flight is cancelled
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The no-frills carrier said in a statement that 30,000 customers were likely to be affected, calling the strike "unnecessary".
Ryanair Pre-Cancels Under 190 Of 2,400 (8%) Scheduled Flights On Fri 28th Sept: https://t.co/yErvVaCLgm
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) September 25, 2018
In a statement the company said that "all affected customers have received emails and text SMS messages this morning advising them of their flight cancellation 3 days in advance."
It continued: "Ryanair sincerely regrets these unnecessary customer disruptions, which have been called by unions at the behest of competitor airline employees".
The budget airline added that the cancellations represented only 8 percent of its scheduled flights that day.
You may be entitled to compensation, know your rights.
READ MORE: Your rights as a passenger if your Ryanair flight is cancelled
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