Ryanair will make job cuts based on performance

Airline to reduce by 20 per cent the number of aircraft based in Dublin

The airline, which has faced a series of strikes in recent weeks, sent an email to pilots yesterday with the subject line “Dublin based fleet cut”. Pic: RollingNews.ie

In an escalation of the industrial dispute at the low-cost carrier, Ryanair has sent a memo to all of its Ireland-based pilots saying it will seek redundancies based on performance and not length of service.

The airline, which has faced a series of strikes in recent weeks, sent an email to pilots yesterday with the subject line “Dublin based fleet cut” that included a notice issued to the stock exchange outlining plans by ...