INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
6 cabin team took an image of themselves simulating needing to sleep on airport flooring in Spain.Madrid: Ryanair stated on Wednesday it had
actually fired 6 cabin team who took a picture of themselves simulating having to sleep on the flooring in Spain's Malaga airport as part of
a demonstration over conditions.The low-priced carrier stated the staff were dismissed for staging a fake photograph to support a false
claim (commonly reported in worldwide media outlets) that they were 'forced to sleep on the flooring' of the Malaga crew space
It included this had actually harmed the airline's track record, just as Ryanair is participated in a struggle with European cabin crew
members in addition to different governments over working conditions and claims of its disregard for nationwide labour laws.Unions stated
that on October 14, as storms raged in southern Spain and Portugal, more than 20 cabin team had to spend the night at Malaga airport.They
were put in the Ryanair team space over night and after that relocated to a VIP lounge usually utilized by customers at around six in the
morning, both equipped with only chairs or sofas, Spain's SITCPLA cabin crew union said.During that time, six Portugal-based staff members
decided to rest on the flooring for the photo in protest at what they knocked as inadequate accommodation.Ryanair's chief operations officer
Peter Bellew apologised on Twitter, saying that all hotels were totally scheduled out in Malaga
Apologies to the crew we could not find accommodation
Luciana Passo, head of Portugal's SNPVAC union, acknowledged it was a demonstration photo
There were 24 cabin team members in a room with eight chairs, she stated according to regional news agency Lusa
A few of them decided to show their indignation by lying on the floor as the other chairs were taken, and one person, who wasn't part of the
crew, decided to publish the picture on social media
SITCPLA on the other hand questioned whether it truly was impossible to discover hotels in a tourist magnet such as Malaga and its
environments in southern Spain, especially in low season October.Ryanair has been hit by strikes by cabin team members for months
This has required the airline to begin recognising some cabin crew and pilots unions as it wants to avoid additional blockages
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