Irish Airline announces it will cancel dozens of flights every day for the next six weeks after admitting to having “messed up” when planning pilots’ holiday schedules. Pilots at four airports in Europe have been offered a significant raise if they agree to work during their scheduled holidays to help mitigate the crisis. The airline had already offered bonuses ranging from 6,000 to 12,000 euros to their captains and first officers, but the offer was not received well by the frustrated employees. Instead, representatives across Europe are working together on a plan to negotiate new contracts with better working conditions.
See "Ryanair plans to make pilots change holidays", Simon Jack and Richard Westcott, BBC, September 21, 2017