Job losses at Ryanair

Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it is to shut its Dublin Telesales activity which will result in 40 job losses.

The airline said internet reservations had outperformed phone bookings so the operation had to close. However, it will still maintain its cheaper call centres in Romania and Germany.

Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said these kind of cost savings must be made if Ryanair is to remain Europe’s lowest cost airline in these difficult recessionary markets.

He added whilst we will be encouraging these telesales people to apply for other vacancies in Ryanair, should they not apply or be successful, then they will be made redundant at the end of May.

While record high oil prices and falling fares continue, it is sensible and prudent that we streamline our business and reduce costs in order to remain the only airline in Europe to guarantee the lowest fares and guarantee no fuel surcharges ever, added Mr O’Leary.

Mr O’Leary added that profits at the airline are expected to halve this year and he is to freeze pay for top executives as the airline faces high fuel costs.

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