Ryanair has threatened to cut 300 jobs among its Irish pilots and crews as a dispute over pay and conditions continues.
The low-cost airline also said it would reduce the number of planes based in Dublin to 24 from 30 for the winter season.
It has issued a 90-day redundancy consultation notice to 100 pilots and more than 200 cabin crew, whose services will no longer be required from 28 October.
Its the latest salvo in Ryanair’s dispute with Irish pilots, who staged a third 24-hour strike on Tuesday over working conditions.
Forsa, the union representing the pilots, said Ryanair’s decision was “reckless and unnecessary.” It said pilots would strike on 3 August and warned more strikes would follow.
Ryanair has taken the unusual step of publishing staff pay and benefit details online, claiming pilots earned between €190,000 and €220,000 (£169,000 and £195,000) a year.
It also said cabin crew earned up to €40,000 (£36,000) a year – “more than double the living wage”.
Ryanair cancelled 16 flights from Ireland on Tuesday, affecting 2,500 passengers.
