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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Ryanair chief executive dismisses pilots' pay argument
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has dismissed arguments over pilots’ pay at its new Charleroi airport base in Belgium.
Some pilots have argued that it is unfair that pay levels are less at the new base - also known as Brussels South - than they are at Stansted. But Mr O'Leary claims that pay levels differ in each of the airline’s three bases (Stansted, Dublin and Charleroi) to take into account different exchange rates, inflationary pressures and the cost of living.
Mr O’Leary conceded that the Charleroi-based pilots would not be paid as much as their Stansted counterparts of the same rank, but argued that all the pilots concerned are “actually getting a pay rise” because all those who are moving to the new base are also being promoted from first officer ranking to captain.
He told TravelMole: “Because they are all being promoted their pay will be significantly higher than it was before. But we do have have different pay in different bases and there will probably be a difference of about £4,000 or £5,000 compared to the same rank in Stansted.”
Mr O’Leary added: “No one will be paid less than before and it’s entirely their choice if they want to move or not.”
According to Mr O'Leary, a typical annual pilots salary at Ryanair is £50,000 per year for a second officer, £60,000 to £70,000 for a first officer and £90 to £100,000 for a captain.</font>