RYR is confusing
Tomuchwork: I was based in Rome for 8 years, flying for Ryanair. I know you don't want to start a Ryanair-bashing session here, but it's pretty tough to talk about Ryanair without airing a bit of disgust. The reason you were not quoted any "hard figures" is simple: Ryanair does everything as underhandedly as possible, and then pops out with "Surprise! You're Screwed!" After it's too late. Working for Ryanair, you feel like you are working for a scam artist. It works best for those who really need their first flying job. Every contractual thing they offer you has a loophole in it for them and a "gotcha" for you. That said, your in-pocket captain pay at month's end, on Irish "Ryanair" employee contract (not signed onto one of their fake agencies) will be between €4000 and €6000 a month unless you cheat on your taxes, in which case it will be higher. The Ryanair-contract pilots who have been there a long time make more than that, but you won't get their contract. Ryanair has over 3,000 pilots and probably 1,000 different contracts to cover them. Rarely do two pilots fly together who are on the same kind of contract. In bocca al lupo!
Last edited by Birdstrike737; 1st Jan 2017 at 11:37.
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