Ryanair cuts growth because of pilot leave pressure

Credit: Rob Finlayson
Irish LCC Ryanair is cutting winter capacity growth by 25 aircraft and its planned summer 2018 fleet by 10 aircraft because of a pilot-leave scheduling failure , although the airline’s profit forecast remains unchanged . On Sept. 15, Ryanair announced plans to cut 2% of its flight schedules—or 2,100...

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