Six Ryanair aircraft that were due to be transferred to Poland in November will be restored to the carrier’s Dublin fleet.
The budget airline has also withdrawn the protective notices – used as an indication of possible redundancies – that were issued to 300 Dublin-based pilots and cabin crew in July.
Ryanair said its decision was in response to a mediation agreement, overseen by Kieran Mulvey, following five days of strikes by Irish-based pilots in July and August.
Ryanair’s chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, said: “The board of Ryanair today thanked independent mediator, Kieran Mulvey for his contribution in finalising an agreement between Ryanair and just 25% of our Irish pilots. We regret that mediation became necessary after five days of unsuccessful strikes which, despite causing minimal damage to Ryanair’s schedules, did damage our forward fares and yields to/from Ireland because of the perception of possible disruptions.
“The board and management of Ryanair are committed to union recognition, and working constructively with our people and their unions to address their reasonable concerns, as long as this does not alter Ryanair’s low cost model or our ability to offer low fares to our customers.”
Ryanair agreed to recognise unions for the first time in December last year. It says that since then its staff have had pay rises, and “improved terms and conditions” over issues such as leave, transfers and seniority structures.