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A two-day pilots' strike at British Airways grounds nearly all the airline's flights, sparking travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. Also, Saudi Arabia shakes up its energy ministry, and real estate prices soar in France.
A group of UK-based pilots for the low-cost airline Ryanair has begun two days of strike action. The airline is not expecting major disruption to its schedule as a result, but it's facing industrial unrest in many of its European bases. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Stephen Carroll reports.
Ryanair pilots across Europe stage their first simultaneous strike as they ramp up a battle for better pay and conditions, plunging tens of thousands of passengers into travel chaos during the busy summer season.
Tens of thousands of passengers were hit by transport chaos on Friday as Ryanair pilots across Europe went on a coordinated 24-hour strike to push their demands for better pay and conditions at the peak of the busy summer season. IMAGES of pilots at Charleroi Airport
Some 30 Ryanair flights have been cancelled this Thursday as the low-cost carrier sees its first industrial action since recognising unions in December. Ryanair's Irish pilots are on strike to push for better pay and working conditions. Also today, the bidding war for Sky continues as Comcast makes a new offer for the UK TV giant.
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