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Finding someone back there who can not only fly this plane.

But who didn’t have fish for dinner can also do their own taxes.

Via The Irish Examiner:

Some of the 6,600 pilots who answered a detailed questioner for the Ghent study described having to pay employer and employee social welfare contributions, while others were in severe difficulties over their tax.

All of this puts them under financial strain as most have flying school debts of €100,000, and amassed further debts qualifying to fly the particular planes used by Ryanair.

The “home base” concept used by Ryanair means that 90% of pilots and cabin crew are based outside their home country and can be moved by the company at short notice.

Jon Horne, a pilot and vice president of the ECA, told the parliament’s employment and social affairs committee that bogus and zero-hour contracts must be banned.

“It is absolute lunacy in aviation. The fact that it can go on is absurd. Would you be satisfied if a surgeon was only paid when he operates, regardless of whether it is safe to do so or not?” he said.

Any excuse.

Ryanair contract practice ‘a threat to safety’ (Irish Examiner)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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Under Section 5 (4) of the Electoral Act 1963, Irish citizens overseas may retain full voting rights as continuing stakeholders within the polity for a period of 18 months, should they intend to return to Ireland within that timeframe…

Trudi writes:

“My friend Joey and his amazing friends are organising the Get the Boat 2 Vote campaign to get young Irish immigrants home from the UK to vote onMay 22nd. They just penned a letter to Ryanair (above) asking to help out with flights and I think the more coverage the better, so you’d nearly give them a shout out! Next, a letter to Emirates to get us all home from Aussie!”

Get The Boat 2 Vote (Facebook)

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No more rage-inducing garish yellow interiors?

Thank fupp.

Mmmf

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Yikes.

This afternoon.

Leon writes:

Ryanair CEO Michael O’ Leary reflected in the Ryanair Gold Cup after it was announced in Dublin today that the airline will sponsor the 100,000 Grade 1 Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday, April 5th. Formerly known as the Powers Gold Cup….

Saddles will have a weight limit of 10kg.

Racing news: New sponsor for Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse in April (Sky Sport)

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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https://twitter.com/radiocarroll/status/565824775202021376

Bus transfer to Copenhagen departs from Riga

Above: Ryanair Head of Communications Robin Kiely (left) and Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacob at a press conference in Dublin this morning.

Meanwhile…

British ruling ordering Ryanair to sell most of its Aer Lingus stake is upheld (RTÉ)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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This morning.

Krakow International Airport, Poland.

Martin C writes:

Ryanair’s new classy image is just a pile of marketing cock….
I figured it was a good idea to take the kids on a break to see Auschwitz/Birkenau for a couple of days but we’re stranded in Krakow airport now, day number 2 due to freezing fog nothing leaving or landing (I only know that because of flightradar24 when I get the odd sliver of wifi) and it’s all stacking up however Ryanair have NO STAFF on the ground, ZERO ASSISTANCE, chaos…upset kids, angry adults and the airport have stupidly kept cramming people into the airside gate area like cattle knowing full well nothing is happening (the flight boards have the flights up but with bullsh*t times, you can see some flights circling now for over an hour with flightradar24, others like mine haven’t even left their origin you liars) having use of a laptop and wifi is all fine and well for someone like me but there’s a lot of older people in the frame that are not internet savvy, trying to help them out I’m becoming some sort of a mini-travel agent…MICHAEL O’LEARY GET SOME FUPPING BUSSES ORGANISED NOW TO TAKE US TO BERLIN OR SOME AIRPORT THAT YOU CAN LAND YOUR PLANES INTO TO GET US OUT OF HERE AND HOME. PLEASE.

Anyone?