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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of October
2018
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
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If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PORTUGUESE PILOT UNION
SPAC
BALPA (UK) SIGN SENIORITY AND BASE TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
Ryanair today (Fri 19 Oct) announced that it has signed an
agreement with the Portuguese pilot union SPAC, which will provide
for seniority and base transfer agreements, to cover all of
Ryanair's directly employed pilots in Portugal. Negotiations with
SPAC on a full CLA under Portuguese Law with local contracts will
now commence before the end of October.
Ryanair also this week signed similar agreements with BALPA in the
UK and ANPAC in Italy covering all of Ryanair's directly employed
UK and Italian Pilots. Following negotiations in Madrid this week,
Ryanair also expects to sign a recognition agreement with Spanish
pilot union SEPLA shortly, which will pave the way for rapid
negotiations on a CLA, and under Spanish law.
Ryanair's Chief People Officer, Eddie Wilson said:
"These signed agreements with our pilot unions in Portugal, the UK,
Italy and shortly in Spain, demonstrate the considerable progress
we're making in concluding union agreements with our people in our
major EU markets.
The recent wave of airline failures in Europe including Primera
Air, Cobalt, Air Azur, and Small Planet (GER), as well as base
closures/cuts announced by many of Europe's major airlines in
response to higher oil prices and lower air fares, have given a
significant stimulus to these union negotiations over recent weeks.
Ryanair's pilots and cabin crew recognise that they enjoy better
pay, better rosters, and significantly better job security than
their counterparts at many other EU airlines, and we for our part,
are recognising and working with unions to conclude agreements
which address the major issues of concern to our pilots and cabin
crew in all our major EU markets.
I expect that these agreements in Spain, and Portugal in
particular, will encourage the cabin crew unions in both those
countries to remove competitor airline employees (who have been
blocking progress) and to quickly conclude cabin crew agreements in
those countries, as that's what our Portuguese and Spanish cabin
crew are now demanding."
ENDS
For further information
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Robin Kiely
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Piaras Kelly
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Ryanair DAC
Tel: +353-1-9451949
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Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-6789333
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press@ryanair.com
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ryanair@edelman.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 19
October, 2018
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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