Ryanair

Capitalism in action

and the Lord saw that it was good!

What does administrative incompetence have to do with capitalism, or is that just your go-to thing to blame?

Still, under socialsm they wouldn't be going on holidays as they'd be losing their place in the bread queue...

What does administrative incompetence have to do with capitalism

Dare I mention the Banking system, old boy.

Ryanair- ahh, is that the airline whose local airport to Rome is Paris?

They have lost 140 pilots to Norwegian Air. They way they treat their staff is coming to bite them on the ar5e. Racking up the short term cash knowing that it will more than cover the inevitable chaos/fines/compo has got elements of out of control corporate capitalism written all over it.

no way back from this, surely ? can't be cancelling flights and leaving people marooned to make their own way home. who will ever book with them again however cheap they might be ?

you're probably underestimating the amount of people who are desperate to save a few quid.

To misquote Mencken...

No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the public

Why have they not cancelled the pilots holidays instead of cancelling the flights?

think they already did that for the first nine months of the year.

I see, nevertheless I don`t think any pilot should be taking holidays until the end of the year.

such a way to run things, they should pay the pilots for holidays lost, or perhaps some days in lieu plus some money.
Then start again in January when things are settled. Do without a hoilday until then.

im pretty sure a high % of ryannair pilots are self employed or hired through agencies so that may complicate things,dont think o'learys the type of operator to be held to ransom either.

Feels like a run on a bank, on the anniversary of Northern Rock! Public humiliation and probably lots of issues bubbling under the surface. They would have known this was coming a long time ago.

The EU Working Time Directive means people are entitled to 5.6 weeks' leave per year as a minimum. You can't just tell people they're not having their holiday. Presumably pilots are required to have a minimum amount of time off given the high risks involved.

I've never flown ryanair as they've been an awful company for years who have many times shown a lack of respect for their customers, this is just more of the same, unless I'm absolutely forced I'll never fly with them. It's **** all to do with capitalism, you lefties need to get a grip... The cheap airline revolution and the cutting of aircraft fares by the big airlines is a fantastic example of capitalism working well, maybe you never flew before Easyjet etc and had to play fares 3x+ what they are now. But at least you got a free cr*p sandwich and tiny can of coke...

Maybe the socialists could fly on the people's airline, the wonderful soviet "Aeroflot":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_accidents_and_incidents
Founded in 1923, Aeroflot has had a dubious safety record. According to the Aircraft Crashes Record Office, 8,231 passengers have died in Aeroflot crashes, about five times more than any other airline. From 1946 to 1989, the carrier was involved in 721 incidents. Following the retirement of the Tupolev Tu-154 in 2009, Aeroflot's fleet has consisted primarily of aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. In 2013, AirlineRatings.com reported that five of the ten least safe aircraft models were Russian aircraft.[1]

Bit harsh on Aeroflot. New fleets of all carriers these days and far better than BA

Breakfast in London, Lunch in Rome, bags in Amsterdam, pilots in Norway!

all cancelations now on website

Just Checking
18 Sep 17 15:07

What does administrative incompetence have to do with capitalism, or is that just your go-to thing to blame?

Are you so stupid that you cannot work out where the blame lies?

Oh and get your sense of humour by-pass checked out. It is working so well there probaly has to be some serious side effects or are you already using your personality as a contraceptive?

^^ ^^