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The ultimatum is given at Ryanair’s Austrian subsidiary, Laudamotion: without a new union agreement, which should help in the restart phase after the coronavirus pandemic, the Airbus base in Vienna will be closed. The routes would be taken by the Group’s sisters with Boeing 737. The online portal Aviation Net reported tonight.
Laudamotion management had informed the base personnel in Vienna that a new collective agreement (KV) was being sought for flight personnel.
The closure threatens the end of May
The company wants this KV degree before May 21, 2020; otherwise, the Airbus base in Vienna will be closed on May 30, 2020. In the proposal for the new collective agreement a. The aviation portal writes that wages are reduced by an average of 15 percent for captains and 5 percent for flight attendants. Among other things, guaranteed minimum wages that were above the basic wage would be abolished. Some pre-Niki contracts and special benefits would no longer continue.
Talks with the Vida union are expected to begin in the coming days, according to the report. Management’s goal is to quickly conclude a new union agreement by May 21, 2020. Laudamotion CEO David O’Brien told Aviation Net that Ryanair already has a base in Vienna and that most of the routes for Lauda operate at Ryanair bases, so they could quickly take over Vienna flights. O’Brien also explicitly stated that the Ryanair Group would not withdraw from Vienna.
