Ryanair deal allows pilots pursue cases

FOLLOWING a 10-month standoff seven Ryanair pilots are to accept a retraining deal after they received assurances that they can continue with High Court victimisation cases against the airline.

The seven have been battling with the company over the terms of a retraining deal on new Boeing 737-800 aircraft due to come into service in November.

However, they are also part of a larger group of 64 pilots who have taken High Court proceedings claiming that Ryanair’s refusal to negotiate with a union is a breach of their constitutional rights.