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Ryanair Holdings Plc pilots and flight attendants in Germany will walk out on Wednesday, meaning many of its services in and out of the country may not operate.
The latest strike will follow the scrapping by Europe’s biggest discount carrier of more than 400 flights on August 10 amid walkouts in five nations including Germany, though since then it has
secured deals in a number of countries.
While Ryanair recognised Germany’s Ver.di cabin-crew union in July, the labour group said two rounds of negotiations on higher pay and minimum salaries had produced no result and called on its 1,000 or so members at the carrier to walk out. Vereinigung Cockpit, which represents pilots, said months of talks over working terms had led only to deadlock, and that it had proposed the use of a mediator to help reach a deal.
In a statement, Ryanair said “since we have already offered local contracts and improved pay there is no justification for further disruption and we are calling on our German pilots to work this Wednesday.†The carrier didn’t immediately comment on the likely impact. Services staffed by contract pilots will be unaffected, along with flights that use planes based outside the country.