News: Ryanair pilots in Belgium and Sweden and perhaps the Netherlands and Germany will cease.

The Irish low cost airline Ryanair may have a good summer when it comes to passenger numbers, but Ryanair may have been one of the worst in terms of strikes and discontent among staff.

After strikes by the Irish pilots and cabin crew in several countries a few weeks ago, Ryanair can now prepare for strikes with the Swedish, Belgian and perhaps German and Dutch pilots.

The Irish pilots have been working for 24 hours, which has caused a threat of relocating part of the activities of Ryanair to Poland, which may cause job losses in pilots and cabin crew in Ireland. Yet the Irish pilots also want to strike again.

Belgium and Sweden

What is already definitely known is that the Swedish and Belgian pilots will resign and stop work on Friday, August 10th. In the case of Sweden, there are about 40 pilots at the Skavsta air base near Stockholm and dozens of pilots in Belgium who will not work for 24 hours.

The Netherlands and Germany

Earlier we knew that the German pilots also think about a strike if Ryanair does not meet the requirements of the pilots before the ultimatum of 6 August expires.

In the Netherlands, the pilots on Tuesday also voted for a strike, but no date is known yet. In the Netherlands this also depends on the negotiations with Ryanair and an ultimatum of 7 August. The chances are that both Germany and the Netherlands will be discontinued on 10 August.

Spain

The Spanish trade union has announced that 500 of the 800 pilots who work for Ryanair in Spain have not stopped. That has everything to do with a lawsuit that the Sepla trade union has filed against Ryanair, which means it can not be discontinued.

However, this does not mean that the strikes in Belgium, Sweden and perhaps also the Netherlands and Germany will have no effect on Ryanair flights to and from Spanish airports.

Why stop

According to the Ryanair pilots, Ryanair is conducting an intimidation campaign against strikers and has threatened the Irish airline with layoffs, something that goes against the right to strike. In Ireland, Ryanair has threatened to relocate some of its activities to Poland, which will de-localize 100 pilots and 200 cabin crew. If they do not cooperate, they lose their jobs.

The various trade unions demand that the threats and the planned relocation be withdrawn. The pilots also want the application of national legislation in the countries where Ryanair operates. They also repeat their question to national and European governments to condemn Ryanair's practices.