Latest: Ryanair offers pilots €12k to skip holiday entitlements

Latest: Ryanair has confirmed it is offering up to €12,000 to pilots who agree to forgo their holiday entitlements.

Update - 11.41am: Ryanair has confirmed it is offering up to €12,000 to pilots who agree to forgo their holiday entitlements.

It is in a bid to plug gaps in the airline's schedule because of an error allocating pilots' annual leave.