On Tuesday, Ryanair said that it did not expect significant disruption as a result of the strike, but stressed that it could not rule out some delays or changes to flights.
In a statement on 1 August, the SNPVAC said that the strike notice covers all Ryanair flights with check-in times between 00:00 and 23:59 local times on the days scheduled for the shutdown.
In the meantime, given that there was no agreement between Ryanair and the union, the government has decreed minimum services to be provided during the stoppage, covering not only the Azores and Madeira but also the European cities of Berlin, Cologne, London and Paris.
Ryanair really do play fast and loose with passengers, staff and the authorities. I seem to remember they got a grant from the tourism authorities to open a base in Faro. Now they are closing it, will they refund the grant, or at least some of it? WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER. The Portuguese staff are on strike because Ryanair don't keep to the labour law, so they close the Faro base and sack a lot of their staff. They seem to be a law unto themselves. I heard from one Ryanair pilot that they even have to buy their own water on board, let alone coffee. I have read that they have to pay for their own training and uniforms. The only reason Ryanair survive is because we don't care as long as we can get a cheap ticket. We should care.
By Frederic from Algarve on 21 Aug 2019, 12:32