But two pilots familiar with efforts to negotiate with Ryanair said the company had ignored the ultimatum, allowing the deadline to pass without a response. The Guardian has seen an early draft of a second letter that was due to be sent to Ryanair on Friday, criticising O’Leary’s handling of the dispute. “As a pilot group we regret that you are not willing to solve the problems Ryanair is facing now,” the letter reads. Read moreRyanair said: “Our crews have confirmed they sent no such letter,” without saying which letter it was referring to. One invite-only Facebook group, Ryanair Cabin Crew United, has gathered 3,400 members, verified as genuine current or former staff by their “crew code”.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2017 12:38 UTC