Danish unions target Ryanair

Danish trade unions have said they would launch action at airports from which Ryanair flies that would effectively stop its services after they said the airline refused to sign up to national collective agreements.

In the latest salvo in the months-long dispute, which began before Ryanair even started flying from Copenhagen, the unions said they will refuse services such as refuelling at Copenhagen on July 18 and at two airports in Jutland on July 23.

The airline’s policy of employing people in countries such as Denmark, under the less generous terms of its home nation, has angered Danish labour unions.