THE third round of negotiations between Ryanair Holdings Plc and representatives of striking Irish pilots over pay and contracts lasted for 12 hours before being adjourned without reaching agreement. It was the first time the two sides had met for 24 days.
According to the Forsa union, the talks at Dublin airport are likely to resume shortly and there are no further plans for strikes right now, reported Bloomberg.
The discussions, mediated by labour relations veteran Kieran Mulvey, represent the best chance yet of preventing walkouts that have impacted the airline's earnings and disrupted travel for thousands of people. While the strike spans Europe, a breakthrough in Ireland is seen as key to resolving the dispute given that it was staff there who started the push for unionisation and better employment terms.
Mr Mulvey, a former chairman of the Irish Workplace Relations Commission, has asked the two sides to refrain from public comment, Forsa said in a statement. Ryanair declined to comment.
'We are watching what is happening in Ireland and we are listening,' Swedish Air Line Pilots Association chairman Martin Lindgren said by phone. 'The demands are not that different at all. All Ryanair employees want the same thing - normal things that employees have.'
In addition to Forsa officials the talks included Ryanair management, pilots from the carrier who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association and Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King.
The meetings followed the fifth strike by Ryanair's Irish pilots and also involved cockpit crew from Germany, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. The walkout was the most damaging to date, causing the scrapping of 400 flights affecting 55,000 people, though Ryanair says the majority was rebooked on other services.
According to the Forsa union, the talks at Dublin airport are likely to resume shortly and there are no further plans for strikes right now, reported Bloomberg.
The discussions, mediated by labour relations veteran Kieran Mulvey, represent the best chance yet of preventing walkouts that have impacted the airline's earnings and disrupted travel for thousands of people. While the strike spans Europe, a breakthrough in Ireland is seen as key to resolving the dispute given that it was staff there who started the push for unionisation and better employment terms.
Mr Mulvey, a former chairman of the Irish Workplace Relations Commission, has asked the two sides to refrain from public comment, Forsa said in a statement. Ryanair declined to comment.
'We are watching what is happening in Ireland and we are listening,' Swedish Air Line Pilots Association chairman Martin Lindgren said by phone. 'The demands are not that different at all. All Ryanair employees want the same thing - normal things that employees have.'
In addition to Forsa officials the talks included Ryanair management, pilots from the carrier who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association and Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King.
The meetings followed the fifth strike by Ryanair's Irish pilots and also involved cockpit crew from Germany, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. The walkout was the most damaging to date, causing the scrapping of 400 flights affecting 55,000 people, though Ryanair says the majority was rebooked on other services.