https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Employees with Copenhagen Flight Services (CFS) at Copenhagen Airport began strike action on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190401/delays-expected-as-copenhagen-airport-low-cost-airline-baggage-handlers-strike Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:22:29 +0200 delays-expected-as-copenhagen-airport-low-cost-airline-baggage-handlers-strike Pilots and staff employed by Ryanair in Germany are taking industrial action on Wednesday in protest at a lack of progress in negotiations over working terms. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180912/german-ryanair-walk-out-affects-danish-flights Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:23:50 +0200 german-ryanair-walk-out-affects-danish-flights Ryanair has published a list of all flights that will be cancelled up to and including October 28th, including a total of 70 flights to and from Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170919/ryanair-cancellations-affect-up-to-70-danish-flights Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:18:29 +0200 ryanair-cancellations-affect-up-to-70-danish-flights Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says that the hammering the company has taken in the Danish press has boosted the budget airline, with ’90 per cent’ of seats full on flights. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160224/ryanair-boss-bad-danish-press-sells-seats Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:30:38 +0100 ryanair-boss-bad-danish-press-sells-seats Ryanair’s massive cut backs at Billund Airport, spurred by a legal battle with Danish labour unions, may prove to be short-lived as the budget airline is reportedly preparing nine new routes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150915/ryanair-changes-course-at-billund-airport Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:58:30 +0200 ryanair-changes-course-at-billund-airport Despite a high-profile fight with Dansh labour unions that led to two base closures, discount airline Ryanair is planning a massive expansion in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150902/ryanair-flying-high-in-copenhagen-despite-labour-conflict Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:43:40 +0200 ryanair-flying-high-in-copenhagen-despite-labour-conflict City officials said this week that the decision to ban all future investments Ryanair left them with "a clear conscience" in the wake of Danish unions successfully chasing the Irish airline out of Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150813/city-of-copenhagen-dumps-ryanair-stock Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:59:41 +0200 city-of-copenhagen-dumps-ryanair-stock Unions in Europe and beyond have showered Danish labour unions with praise in the weeks following the conclusion of their conflict with Ryanair, which relocated both its bases out of Denmark earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150731/danish-ryanair-row-inspires-unions-abroad Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:44:05 +0200 danish-ryanair-row-inspires-unions-abroad If lowcost Irish airline Ryanair leaves Billund Airport on Friday as promised, Scandinavian carrier Norwegian may be ready to step in and fill the gap. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150715/ryanair-closure-leaves-questions-at-billund-airport Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:03:11 +0200 ryanair-closure-leaves-questions-at-billund-airport Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair on Tuesday confirmed that it will leave Billund, the airline's second announced Danish base closure in just four days. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150714/ryanair-to-close-billund-airport-base Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:15:42 +0200 ryanair-to-close-billund-airport-base UPDATED: The airline confirmed in a press release on Friday that it will be officially closing down its Copenhagen base and relocating to Kaunus in response to the planned union strike on July 18th. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150710/ryanair-to-relocate-cph-base-to-lithuania Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:46:15 +0200 ryanair-to-relocate-cph-base-to-lithuania After a talk between Ryanair officials and Danish labour union representatives lasted just eight minutes on Wednesday, both sides are upping the ante in their war of words. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150708/unions-to-target-ryanair-in-additional-danish-airports Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:40:48 +0200 unions-to-target-ryanair-in-additional-danish-airports Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary was in Copenhagen on Tuesday with a clear message for “silly” Danish unions: drop your sympathy action or we’ll leave Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150707/ryanair-ceo-selfish-unions-destroying-danish-jobs Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:07:33 +0200 ryanair-ceo-selfish-unions-destroying-danish-jobs The Danish unions have now formally announced their intent to initiate a strike against Ryanair starting July 18, following yesterday's ruling from the Danish Labour Court allowing them to take 'industrial action' against the airline. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150702/danish-unions-to-strike-against-ryanair-from-july-18 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:05:57 +0200 danish-unions-to-strike-against-ryanair-from-july-18 The ongoing labour dispute between Ryanair and Danish labour unions took a new turn on Wednesday when the Danish Labour Court ruled in favour of the unions. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150701/danish-unions-allowed-to-strike-against-ryanair Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:10:07 +0200 danish-unions-allowed-to-strike-against-ryanair A review of the municipality's stock holdings revealed that it is one of the airline's investors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150617/city-of-copenhagen-owns-ryanair-stock Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:45:42 +0200 city-of-copenhagen-owns-ryanair-stock After more than nine hours of discussions in the Danish Labour Court on Monday, the legal battle between lowcost airline Ryanair and Danish labour unions remains unsolved. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150616/ryanair-and-danish-labour-unions-still-awaiting-decision Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:08:02 +0200 ryanair-and-danish-labour-unions-still-awaiting-decision Ryanair’s battle with Copenhagen Mayor Frank Jensen has gone from Twitter to the EU court system after the company filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission over "unlawful travel bans". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150527/ryanair-files-formal-complaint-over-copenhagen-mayor Wed, 27 May 2015 15:02:49 +0200 ryanair-files-formal-complaint-over-copenhagen-mayor Danish politicians have rushed to the defence of Mayor Frank Jensen, who has been mocked as the "High Fare Mayor" on Twitter by Ryanair. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150522/ryanair-vs-copenhagen-mayor-round-three Fri, 22 May 2015 11:43:01 +0200 ryanair-vs-copenhagen-mayor-round-three On the same day the Danish Labour Court set a date for a final decision on whether Ryanair needs to follow Danish labour laws, the airline sent out a tweet mocking the "High Fare Mayor". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150521/ryanair-strikes-back-at-copenhagens-mayor Thu, 21 May 2015 11:27:43 +0200 ryanair-strikes-back-at-copenhagens-mayor