Ryanair cancellations due to backlog of staff leave
Sep 19, 2017, 12:06 am
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There's an article in the dutch media today: https://www.nu.nl/geldzaken/4927556/...-vluchten.html
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Seems that various consumer-protection companies are getting involved to make sure compensation is going to be paid out.
Machine translation:
The Irish airline Ryanair expects 20 million euros to claim claims due to the cancellation of thousands of flights.
That said a company spokesman told Monday.
Ryanair announced last week of the week to fifty flights to the end of next month. The aviation organization tries to improve punctuality with the procedure. In the first two weeks of September, punctuality has fallen below 80 percent.
The company is struggling with a shortage of pilots. The employees still have a lot of holiday credit. And these days must be included before the end of the year.
That said a company spokesman told Monday.
Ryanair announced last week of the week to fifty flights to the end of next month. The aviation organization tries to improve punctuality with the procedure. In the first two weeks of September, punctuality has fallen below 80 percent.
The company is struggling with a shortage of pilots. The employees still have a lot of holiday credit. And these days must be included before the end of the year.
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Sep 19, 2017, 12:07 am
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There are three reasons, why Ryanair will cancel up to 2,100 flights in the next six weeks:
1. Many Ryanair pilots still have to take their holidays this year and Ryanair has forgotten those free days when making the duty schedules for the pilots.
2. Ryanair needs replacement aircrafts for increasing its punctuality rate over 80%.
3. Ryanair wants to be prepared, if it will get additional slots resulting from AirBerlin's insolvency.
1. Many Ryanair pilots still have to take their holidays this year and Ryanair has forgotten those free days when making the duty schedules for the pilots.
2. Ryanair needs replacement aircrafts for increasing its punctuality rate over 80%.
3. Ryanair wants to be prepared, if it will get additional slots resulting from AirBerlin's insolvency.
2 is not correct. You do not increase punctuality merely by adding replacement aircraft. (You could, if you had extra staff to operate these planes, and you then scheduled each plane to operate with far more time for turnarounds, "padding" schedules in the manner of legacy carriers. But FR doesn't have enough staff to operate even the current fleet, let alone any new/replacement aircraft, and won't pad schedules as that loses money. Planes only earn money when they are in the air, and Ryanair keep theirs in the air as much as possible).
3 is not correct. FR will gladly take more German market share, but again, kt is not going to cancel flights in September and October when AB routes may only stop operating in November. And FR will willingly dump its lower-performing routes to shift planes to other places to operate new, more lucrative routes without hesitation. It could start new routes at (relatively) short notice by scrapping routes elsewhere.
FR is interested in buying parts of Alitalia - but this action is seen as damaging its chances in that process.
Things are seriously wrong at Ryanair.
Sep 19, 2017, 2:16 am
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According to The Independent, the cause of this problem is primarily the change in rules/dates concerning how Ryanair has to calculate maximum flight hours in a year. Or something like that. It's complicated.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...-a7953251.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...-a7953251.html
Sep 19, 2017, 2:28 am
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The next round of cancellations may be in response to a pilot strike, which is looking increasingly likely at FR.
Originally Posted by Irish Independent
Passengers flying Ryanair face the possibility of further disruption, with pilots threatening to go on strike at the airline in a move that could result in additional flight cancellations.
Three meetings attended by over 120 pilots at Ryanair took place in Dublin yesterday during which a ballot for industrial action was discussed, the Irish Independent reports.
Pilots in Ireland as well as their colleagues across Europe are expected to meet over the next two days to consider taking a "collective" approach.
Sources have told the Irish Independent that action which might be taken includes industrial action or alternatively staff might call in sick, in a move which could result in chaos for passengers across the continent.
It has also emerged that the airline has started to scour Brazil in a move to find pilots as it tries to maintain its flight schedule.
Three meetings attended by over 120 pilots at Ryanair took place in Dublin yesterday during which a ballot for industrial action was discussed, the Irish Independent reports.
Pilots in Ireland as well as their colleagues across Europe are expected to meet over the next two days to consider taking a "collective" approach.
Sources have told the Irish Independent that action which might be taken includes industrial action or alternatively staff might call in sick, in a move which could result in chaos for passengers across the continent.
It has also emerged that the airline has started to scour Brazil in a move to find pilots as it tries to maintain its flight schedule.
Sep 19, 2017, 3:51 am
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Ryanair are only paying out for flights cancelled with less than two week's notice, as per the regulation. There was never much doubt but that they would (eventually) publish the list in full, if for no other reason than to limit their liability under this requirement.
Sep 20, 2017, 2:52 am
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Well I got a letter confirming full compensation is on the way. However I put in reasonable expenses of a train ticket from Tours to La Rochelle and they haven't included it.
An email/ complaint has been sent so it'll be interesting to see how they respond.
An email/ complaint has been sent so it'll be interesting to see how they respond.
Sep 20, 2017, 3:22 am
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Expenses are different - everyone will have a different claim. There is a separate link for claiming expenses; if you used the expenses claim form then that will be processed separately. If you didn't submit this expenses claim via this form, then that is something you should rectify.
Note that they only want a single expenses claim per booking, so put everything you think you can claim for in a single submission.
Sep 20, 2017, 3:26 am
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Thanks Irishguy.
I have submitted the exact form that you linked to. I submitted that on Saturday and had my compensation letter on Monday.
Will await to hear what they say but pleased in the first instance to get 250€ out of them!
I have submitted the exact form that you linked to. I submitted that on Saturday and had my compensation letter on Monday.
Will await to hear what they say but pleased in the first instance to get 250€ out of them!
Sep 20, 2017, 3:30 am
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Also to receive the compensation you have been informed of already could take some time. It took 15 days from confirmation of compensation to receipt of the money when I claimed from KLM this past summer. I would expect Ryanair to take (far) longer.
Both will be handled separately - so don't expect to receive expenses at the same time as the €250 transfer you have already been informed about. [They may even quibble about the expenses - this is FR after all!]
Sep 27, 2017, 7:24 am
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400,000 more passengers to be hit by Ryanair cancellations
And you couldn't come up with a more informative title?
Originally Posted by BBC News
Ryanair will cancel another 18,000 flights between November and March, affecting the travel plans of another 400,000 passengers.
It will fly 25 fewer planes to cut the risk of further flight cancellations.
More than 30 routes will be suspended this winter, including Stansted to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Gatwick to Belfast and Newcastle to Faro.
Earlier this month the Irish airline cancelled up to 50 flights a day through to the end of October.
Those passengers affected by the move will be offered alternative flights or full refunds.
They will also be offered vouchers of 40 euro (£35) one way or 80 euros return towards on alternative flights on top of any refund.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said: "From today, there will be no more rostering-related flight cancellations this winter or in summer 2018.
It will fly 25 fewer planes to cut the risk of further flight cancellations.
More than 30 routes will be suspended this winter, including Stansted to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Gatwick to Belfast and Newcastle to Faro.
Earlier this month the Irish airline cancelled up to 50 flights a day through to the end of October.
Those passengers affected by the move will be offered alternative flights or full refunds.
They will also be offered vouchers of 40 euro (£35) one way or 80 euros return towards on alternative flights on top of any refund.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said: "From today, there will be no more rostering-related flight cancellations this winter or in summer 2018.
Sep 27, 2017, 7:29 am
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Originally Posted by Ryanair
Is there a list of routes that are suspended from November for the winter following these 25 aircraft groundings?
The following 34 routes are suspended for the winter season from November to March 2018
1. Bucharest Palermo
2. Chania Athens
3. Chania Pafos
4. Chania Thessaloniki
5. Cologne Berlin (SXF)
6. Edinburgh Szczecin
7. Glasgow Las Palmas
8. Hamburg Edinburgh
9. Hamburg Katowice
10. Hamburg Oslo (TRF)
11. Hamburg Thessaloniki
12. Hamburg Venice (TSF)
13. London (LGW) Belfast
14. London (STN) Edinburgh
15. London (STN) Glasgow
16. Newcastle Faro
17. Newcastle Gdansk
18. Sofia Castellon
19. Sofia Memmingen
20. Sofia Pisa
21. Sofia Stockholm (NYO)
22. Sofia Venice (TSF)
23. Thessaloniki Bratislava
24. Thessaloniki Paris BVA
25. Thessaloniki Warsaw (WMI)
26. Trapani Baden Baden
27. Trapani Frankfurt (HHN)
28. Trapani Genoa
29. Trapani Krakow
30. Trapani Parma
31. Trapani Rome FCO
32. Trapani Trieste
33. Wroclaw Warsaw
34. Gdansk Warsaw
All other of Ryanairs 1,800 routes will continue to operate for the winter. Some have had schedule changes but customers have been offered alternative flights on their chosen route or a full refund.
The following 34 routes are suspended for the winter season from November to March 2018
1. Bucharest Palermo
2. Chania Athens
3. Chania Pafos
4. Chania Thessaloniki
5. Cologne Berlin (SXF)
6. Edinburgh Szczecin
7. Glasgow Las Palmas
8. Hamburg Edinburgh
9. Hamburg Katowice
10. Hamburg Oslo (TRF)
11. Hamburg Thessaloniki
12. Hamburg Venice (TSF)
13. London (LGW) Belfast
14. London (STN) Edinburgh
15. London (STN) Glasgow
16. Newcastle Faro
17. Newcastle Gdansk
18. Sofia Castellon
19. Sofia Memmingen
20. Sofia Pisa
21. Sofia Stockholm (NYO)
22. Sofia Venice (TSF)
23. Thessaloniki Bratislava
24. Thessaloniki Paris BVA
25. Thessaloniki Warsaw (WMI)
26. Trapani Baden Baden
27. Trapani Frankfurt (HHN)
28. Trapani Genoa
29. Trapani Krakow
30. Trapani Parma
31. Trapani Rome FCO
32. Trapani Trieste
33. Wroclaw Warsaw
34. Gdansk Warsaw
All other of Ryanairs 1,800 routes will continue to operate for the winter. Some have had schedule changes but customers have been offered alternative flights on their chosen route or a full refund.