Ryanair calls for the abolition of the right to strike of the controllers

In an official communique, the Irish low cost airline announced that it cancels this Tuesday, June 11 a total of 102 flights to / from France because of the air traffic controllers strike.

Denouncing the strike three days severely disrupts air traffic from 11 to 13 June Ryanair calls on the European Commission to introduce legislation to remove the right to strike of air traffic controllers in Europe! For Ryanair, the European Commission should intervene to "prevent millions of European citizens see their flights canceled or delayed, and that just because a minority group of French air traffic controllers who would once again go on strike this week".

Ryanair pointed out that air traffic controllers in the United States may not be on strike under U.S. law, "meaning that the sky above the United States can not be closed or diverted by air traffic controllers strike or slowdown work. The European Commission should apply the same law / clause prohibiting strikes here in Europe ".

"It is unacceptable that the European sky is repeatedly closed or flights delayed by strike action unjustified and led by a small number of air traffic controllers. These officers are among the best paid and better protected in Europe and, despite this, they opt again for a strike as a first rather than last resort, "says Robin Kiely, head of communications at Ryanair. And emphasized: "We are just in the high summer season as European French air traffic controllers are already engaging in strike actions, which result in 102 Ryanair flights canceled on Tuesday, with a risk of disruption in many other theft. "

Reference AIR-JOURNAL magazine