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Old 7th Jan 2013, 22:56
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Box, is this a quote from a person "SM" or are you that person?

Either way, this has to be the most extraordinary statement I have read in a long while:

1. Since Ryanair pilots can only fly a max of 900 hours per year (an average of just 18 hours per week, compared to most peoples' 40 hours per week), any Ryanair pilots (regardless of whether they are direct employees or contractors) that miss a flight due to illness can easily replace those flights before the end of the year and so no pilots lose any pay for being "unfit to fly". Ryanair also requires pilots to declare if they feel unfit to fly in which case they will be replaced by other standby pilots and such certifications happen routinely.
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