Nearly 1/4 of Ryanair pilots have voted to take strike action on Tuesday 20th December at a time that will cause maximum disruption to Christmas travellers.

Nearly 1/4 of Ryanair pilots have voted to take strike action on Tuesday 20th December at a time that will cause maximum disruption to Christmas travellers.

As yet, there are no details of flights affected and Ryanair is in negotiations to prevent the strike from happening, agreeing to the demands to recognise pilot unions.

Michael O’Leary has refused to recognise trade unions throughout the 32-year history of Ryanair, and has been quoted as saying he would rather cut off his own hand than recognise unions..

was at the heart of the low-cost airline business model he developed, transforming a small Irish regional airline into Europe’s largest carrier by passenger numbers.

In a recent statement, he has now said “Recognising unions will be a significant change for Ryanair, but we have delivered radical change before.”