Ryanair to cancel 24 flights on Friday

Ryanair plans to cancel 24 flights between Ireland and Britain on Friday due to a strike by its Irelandbased pilots, the second of three planned for July, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said yesterday. Ryanair described the strikes as regrettable and said that the pilots involved — around 100 of 350 of its pilots in Ireland — had refused to take part in a working group to resolve their complaints. The pilots are demanding a more transparent system of pay, promotions and transfers as they aim to limit what the FORSA/ IALPA union says is management’s excessive discretion over pilots’ careers. The pilots are also planning to strike on July 24.