I think Ryanair are fully entitled to blame everybody in sight for adverse publicity, even if it is based on the facts of the situation!
It's whether or not we allow ourselves to be deflected by their spin that matters! Clever pre-emptive strike with the press release in December. Lots believe it. In reality it probably has more to do with having thin loads than the lack of current pilots (which is undoubtedly an issue). To my mind last in the list, at around 152, would come the Boeing strike.
Bad Aviation Authority for drawing attention to the scale of the Ryanair scam!!!