Ryanair strikes to hit 190 flights

THE travel plans of 30,000 Ryanair passengers have been thrown into disarray by another wave of strike action.

The budget airline said almost 200 flights have been cancelled on Friday due to a walkout by cabin crew across Europe.

Protests over working conditions in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany will ground 190 flights – or 8 per cent of 2,400 flights scheduled.

Customers across Europe were sent text messages or emails yesterday to tell them. They have been offered an alternative Ryanair flight or a refund.

The airline said passengers will not be entitled to compensation if they are left out of pocket or forced to book a more costly flight with another airline due to the ‘extraordinary circumstances’.

It said staff from rival airlines whipped up the strikes which were ‘beyond Ryanair’s control’.