Michael O'Leary , the CEO of the Irish budget airline , did not take his annual bonus for 2017 - 2018 due to last year 's scheduling crisis , which saw 20,000 flights cancelled . However , according to Ryanair ’s annual report , O’Learly still received a remuneration bonus of € 2.3 m ( $ 2.69 million ) for that period . O’Leary ’s bonus for the previous financial year was € 950,000 . The cancellation crisis led to the company striking agreements with a number of trade unions . In July , Ryanair protested strike strikes by cabin crew in Belgium , Italy , Portugal and Spain . Pilots in attendance have also voted to cancel .
Michael O'Leary, the CEO of the Irish budget airline, did not take his annual bonus for 2017-2018 due to last year's scheduling crisis, which saw 20,000 flights cancelled. However, according to Ryanair’s annual report, O’Learly still received a remuneration package of €2.3m ($2.69m) for that period. O’Leary’s bonus for the previous financial year was €950,000. The cancellation crisis led to the company striking agreements with a number of trade unions. In July, Ryanair saw strike action by cabin crew in Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Pilots in Germany have also voted to strike.