Bookings suspended from 12th November to/from Brussels

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Bookings suspended from 12th November to/from Brussels Charleroi

Ryanair has suspended all bookings to/from Brussels Charleroi airport from 12th November next, pending the resolution of a number of issues which remain outstanding since a wildcat strike by security staff closed Charleroi airport over the weekend of the 15-17 June last, forcing the cancellation of over 22,500 of Ryanair’s passenger flights.

Charleroi Airport has assured Ryanair that these outstanding problems will be addressed shortly, and if they are then we would be hopeful that these flights can be put back on sale shortly. However Ryanair is determined to ensure that its flights and passengers at Charleroi will not be cancelled again and so there must be an effective contingency plan in place to keep this international airport open and operational even if some staff wish to engage in wildcat strikes in the future.

Ryanair’s flights to/from Charleroi in August, September and October will not be affected by this action. Ryanair will not be commenting further on this matter until we have received a response from Charleroi Airport.

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23.08.07
Positive Meeting with Brussels Charleroi Airport

Ryanair had a positive meeting with Brussels Charleroi this afternoon at which a number of proposals were discussed and agreed which should resolve the outstanding issues.

The airport has agreed to confirm these proposals in writing over the weekend and if this happens then Ryanair expects to have all seats back on sale from next Monday.

Both Ryanair and Charleroi are working together to try to ensure that 22,000 passengers will not be stranded again at Charleroi airport by future strike actions. Once these proposals have been agreed, the issue of compensation will fall away. It is passenger welfare, not compensation which is uppermost in the mind of both Ryanair and BSCA in reaching this resolution.

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28.08.07
RYANAIR RESUMES SALE OF ALL CHARLEROI FLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER ONWARDS

Ryanair, this morning (Tue 28th August) confirmed that it had reached agreement with Brussels South Charleroi Airport over the weekend which addressed all concerns and allowed the airline to release all seats for sale from November 12 onwards, now that passengers would no longer suffer repeats of the wildcat strike of 15/17 June last, which stranded over 22,500 passengers at Brussels Charleroi Airport.

Ryanair particularly welcomed the recent agreement reached between the Ministry of Transport and the public service unions which will guarantee that in future, any strikes will be accompanied by a minimum of 48 hours notice in order to allow passengers to make alternative arrangements.

Ryanair has resumed negotiations with Brussels South Charleroi Airport about further growth and new route development now that this threat of future unannounced strikes has been removed. The primary concern of both Ryanair and BSCA in this matter was to ensure that 22,500 passengers would never again be stranded at Brussels Charleroi Airport.