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Ryanair’s O’Leary Apologizes For Mass Cancellations

Pilot scheduling snafu forces airline to scrap 2,100 flights over six weeks

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

September 21, 2017

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary apologized during the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday for mass flight cancellations due to what the airline attributed to a failure in its pilot scheduling functions. Ryanair has canceled 2,100 flights over a six-week period in September and October to compensate for a shortage of pilots on standby caused by a miscalculation in annual leave.

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