The Irish airline Ryanair is planning to massively expand its flight program from Vienna in the summer of 2022. 

According to the Austrian Cockpit Association, the association of Austrian commercial pilots, this would constitute an attack on the working conditions of pilots in Austria. “Who pays the price for the cheap ticket? Not the customers but the employees! ”In a press conference, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary announced that numerous new jobs will be created. "As we have observed several times in the past, jobs at Ryanair are seldom classic forms of employment."

It is not known what kind of jobs the announced jobs will be. But in very few countries there would be a collective agreement for Ryanair pilots. “On the contrary, pilots are mostly employed by personnel service providers or work on an independent basis as shareholders. Such, in some cases transnational, employment relationships make it possible to avoid domestic taxes and social security contributions. "

The Austrian Cockpit Association has already criticized many of these atypical forms of employment several times, and the European Cockpit Association also vehemently condemns them at the European level. According to the ACA, cockpit personnel need a job without fear of risking it if they get sick or expressing themselves critically.