Junior
transport minister Wilma Mansveld has asked the Irish government to clarify
reports that airline Ryanair is ordering pilots to fly with as little fuel as
possible, Nos television reported on Saturday.
Current
affairs show Reporter on Friday featured four pilots who claimed they had been
forced to fly with as little fuel as possible in order to save on costs.
The Irish
government is responsible for controlling safety standards at Ryanair, a
spokesman for Mansveld is quoted as saying by Nos. The minister has also asked
for a copy of an Irish report into Ryanair.
Own
investigation
Depending
on the outcome of these inquiries, Mansveld will decide whether or not to start
her own probe into safety standards at the airline. The Dutch pilots’
association has called for such an investigation.
Reporter
said that three Ryanair flights have been forced to make an emergency landing
in Valencia because they did not have enough fuel.
In her
reaction to the claims, Mansveld points out that the three incidents have
already been investigated and no further action was considered necessary.
The four
pilots told the show there is a ‘deeply rooted culture of fear’ at Ryanair. Other
former officials described the company as a dictatorship.
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