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 Representatives of Spanish pilots working for Ryanair  will launch legal action against the airline over contracts they say fail to comply with Spanish law, the SEPLA union said on Wednesday, quoted by Reuters. 

The low-cost airline Ryanair announced revenue growth, but warned of possible "local" staff cuts, BBC reported.

The company also undertook the long-awaited step of recognizing the trade union organizations of its employees, which it refused to do for years.

European stocks suffered a sharp sell-off at the open on Monday, tracking big drops in Asia as growing inflation expectations and rising bond yields took their toll on equity markets, reported Reuters. 

The strong wind yesterday caused problems at Sofia Airport. Ryanair's low-cost airline did not land on the track due to poor weather conditions, Nova TV reported.

It was flying from London to Sofia. It flew from the British capital at 16.50 local time and was supposed to land at 22.00 in the evening Bulgarian time, the flight should have gone for 3.35 hours.

Ryanair continued its worst-case scenario Brexit preparations this week, announcing that it will include a "Brexit clause" in flight bookings scheduled for summer 2019. Translation? Customers' tickets may not be valid if the UK and EU don't reach an alternative aviation deal before then.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said it was carrying 129 million passengers in 2017, a new record despite labor disputes and slowing growth at the end of the year. The largest European passenger airline has had 10 percent more customers last year compared to 2016, which was also record for the Irish airline.

A passenger of Ryanair, who was tired of waiting on a Spanish airport, shocked his companions after he had escaped through the escape route and stood on the wing. His flight from London delayed by one hour, and after landing in Malaga, passengers had waited on the plane for 30 minutes without being able to go out without informing them why.

Ryanair will be investigated by two parliamentary committees after allegations about employee working conditions, including that the airline has been "trying to wriggle out" of paying its staff the national minimum wage./ the Guardian

Ryanair executives told pilots in London last week that the company "grew too fast" and lost the trust of its pilots, but was working hard to restore it, the Irish Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday, quoted by Reuters.

Ryanair has made a historic climbdown in the face of a pre-Christmas strike threatened by its Dublin pilots by agreeing to recognise unions for first time in its 33-year history, Daily Telegraph writes.