Ryanair makes strict demand in wake of huge court ruling in Spain

Ryanair makes strict demand in wake of huge court ruling in SpainRyanair has asked some of its Spanish flight attendant for money back, as it has been reported a union deal was ruled to be

invalid in courtCommentsTravelHannah Ahmed10:49, 21 May 2025Ryanair has asked some of its Spanish flight attendant for money back, as it has been reported a union deal was ruled to be

invalid in court(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire) Ryanair has demanded some of its Spanish flight attendants pay thousands of pounds of their salary back, after a court ruling earlier this year.

A judge from Spain's High Court in March determined a deal made between the country's Workers' Commissions, the CCOO, and the airline was not valid, following the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO)

declaration it opposed the agreement in January.

‌ The CCOO formed its own pact with Ryanair which is reported to have only covered its own union members, with individuals part of the USO left out of the equation, wanting a different

agreement instead.

‌ In April it was discovered an email sent to the airline's staff, who were under the USO union, asked members to give back any money earned by the wage raise due to the deal.

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The airline added it would reduce those who were a part of the USO's salaries to the rate before the 2024 amendment was made, unless they agreed to swap over to the CCOO, according to

documents seen by Reuters.

Article continues below It was reported that a spokesperson for Ryanair said the airline was complying with USO's court case which was filed to reduce salaries, while it was under appeal.

A flight attendant part of the union, who Reuters said had requested to be anonymous, told the publication Ryanair had asked him to repay €3,857 in April and had cut his monthly wage.

He added his usual salary highly depended on the number of hours he worked for the brand, but it was normally around €1,184 per month, which is close to Spain's minimum wage.

‌ The latest report surrounding the airline follows the news it had made a loss in overall profits over the last financial year.

Ryanair revealed its net profit had fallen 16 per cent, as it reduced ticker prices to encourage more passengers to continue flying with the brand.

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‌ After tax, the airline reported a €1.61 billion profit, compared to €1.92 billion last year. However, Ryanair did see its revenue increase to €13.95 billion.

Regarding the number of tourists opting for a flight with the company, there was a huge rise from 184 million to 200 million people choosing the airline.

This may have been due to Ryanair's choice to slash fares for travellers by seven per cent over the last financial year.

Article continues below The airline said: "We cautiously expect to recover most, but not all, of last year's seven percent fare decline, which should lead to reasonable net profit growth."