DUBLIN (Reuters) – Pilots in Ryanair’s home country Ireland, and Dutch pilots stationed in the Netherlands announced two more one-day strikes on Thursday, increasing pressure on Europe’s largest low-cost carrier to improve conditions to stave off a wave of industrial action across Europe.

Around 100 of Ryanair’s 350 Irish pilots held their first-ever strike on Thursday to demand a more transparent system of pay, promotions and transfers, aiming to limit what the FORSA/IALPA union says is excessive discretion management have over pilots’ careers.

The airline, which says its pilots have some of the best conditions in the low-cost sector, said it canceled 30 flights from Ireland on Thursday, less than 2 percent of its 2,300 daily flights.

Reuters

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