Ryanair’s 76 cabin crew bases agree to five year pay and conditions deal

Ryanair announced (20-Jan-2016) it negotiated five year pay and conditions deal with all of its 76 cabin crew basis across Europe, following the conclusion of similar five year deals at all 76 pilot bases. Ryanairs cabin crew voted by over 90% to accept new five year pay agreements delivering:

• Guaranteed pay and allowance increases over the next five years;
• Improved rosters with five days on, three days off;
• Improved sickness benefits;
• Improved cabin crew uniforms from 01-Feb-2016;
• Increased crew promotions as Ryanair embarks on an eight year, 400 new aircraft order.

The successful conclusion of these deals means that both pilots and cabin crew at all 76 Ryanair bases have now secured improved pay and condition deals which will provide them with increased pay benefits and job security over the next five years. Ryanairs chief people officer Eddie Wilson stated, "The fact that Ryanair can use our improving financial performance to improve the pay and conditions of our frontline crew underlines the long standing success of Ryanair's collective bargaining model, which continues to deliver improved pay and conditions as well as job security for our pilots and cabin crew at a time when their counterparts in many other European airlines are facing job, pay and pension cuts or are engaged in industrial action to avoid such cuts." [more - original PR]