Stmt re Possible Pilot Strike

Ryanair Holdings PLC
21 November 2000


                  RYANAIR STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE PILOT STRIKE

Ryanair today (Tuesday, 21st November 2000) confirmed that they had been
advised by pilots that there may be a 24 hour strike by some or all of its
Irish based pilots on Friday next.

Whilst Ryanair will be holding a further meeting directly with the Ryanair
pilots committee in Dublin (due to be held on Wednesday) there can be no
guarantee at this stage that Ryanair's Irish schedules will not suffer some
disruption on Friday.  All passengers who so wish are being offered the
alternative of changing their planned itinerary to fly on Thursday or Saturday
if convenient, or a refund.  As soon as further details or information becomes
available then they will be communicated to passengers through Ryanair's
website at www.RYANAIR.COM.

Commenting today on this development, Ryanair's Chief Executive, Michael
O'Leary, said:

     'This threat of strike action is just the latest evidence of Ryanair's
     pilots being entirely and deliberately misled by IMPACT, the Aer Lingus
     trade union. There are a number of facts, which IMPACT continue to
     mislead the public about. The most important one is that Ryanair has not
     changed and will not be changing any pilots flying hours.  Pilot hours
     and rosters at Ryanair haven't altered since 1997 when the current five
     year agreement was put in place, and this will continue to be the case
     both before and after Friday next.

     'It is also a nonsense put about by IMPACT that Ryanair's pilots work 50
     or 60 hours a week.  They don't.  In the current month Ryanair's pilots
     are rostered for 26 hours of duty a week.

     'The fact remains that even by IMPACT's own published figures Ryanair's
     pilots are better paid than their equivalent opposite numbers in Aer
     Lingus, they work extremely favourable working conditions (they are
     presently averaging 26 hours a week, and are receiving five days off in
     every two week period).  In return all of Ryanair's pilots have an offer
     in front of them which would see every single one of them rise to
     £100,000 per annum in total pay by the end of the proposed new five year
     agreement.

     'Ryanair's pilots work hard, and they play a major part in Ryanair's
     continuing success.  However, Ryanair's pilots are also the best paid
     and the least worked of any group of workers within Ryanair.  They
     have and will continue to share in Ryanair's success, but they must also
     understand that we are not going to be blackmailed by IMPACT who can't
     get this type of deal for pilots in Aer Lingus.


                                       Tuesday, 21st November 2000

For reference:                          
Pauline McAlester
Murray Consultants Limited
Tel: [phone]
                                      
                            Dublin Pilots Roster
                         6 Nov. - 3 Dec. (28 days)
                                      
                 Captains    Co-            Highest  Ops
                  Average  pilots  Highest    Co-    Limit
                          Average Captain    pilot
                                      
                                                       
Days Worked         16       16      20       20      -
                                                       
                                                       
Days Flying         12       13      19       18      -
                                                       
                                                       
Days Off            10       10      12       12    8days
                                                       
                                                       
Planned Duty                                           
Hours             103hrs   107hrs  147hrs   142hrs  180hrs
In 28 days                                             

                                                       
Planned Duty                                           
Hours              26hrs    27hrs   41hrs   40hrs   55hrs
 in a week

                                                       
Total Flying                                           
Hours              60hrs    65hrs   93hrs   87hrs   100hrs
In 28 days

                                                       
Total Sectors       57       62      90       84      -
Flown                                                  

                                                       
Annual Leave /      9%       11%                      -
Total