新奇事件簿 瑞安航空承诺发放奖金保障航班正常

The boss of Europe's biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier's 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty¹ bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, "too little, too late." He said: "There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] - no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals." He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform. He added: "People have just had enough of the toxic² atmosphere."

欧洲最大的廉价航空公司的老板承诺为飞行员提高工资，改善工作环境，防止他们离开公司。瑞安航空公司首席执行官迈克尔·奥莱利(Michael O’Leary)向这家平价航空公司4200名飞行员做出私人承诺，解决飞行员因不满而离开公司的隐患。他承诺飞行员的工资增加到11700美元，并发放1.4万美元的忠诚奖金。一位服役已久的飞行员告诉BBC，“太少了，太迟了”。他说：“飞行员缺少最基本的福利保障——没有免费的水，咖啡，茶，也没有员工餐。”他说，飞行员还必须自费购买制服。他补充说：“我们已经厌倦了这种有毒害的环境。”

Mr O'Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair's reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly³ mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected⁴ over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst⁵ said the airline made this costly error, "by initially⁶ disrespecting the skill set of pilots". He added: "In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots'] pay demands." O'Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: "I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family." He added: "We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry."

飞行员假期安排出现失误后，奥莱利试图修复瑞安航空遭受的名誉损害。这次代价惨重的错误意味着由于飞行员数量不足，2万多个航班被取消，70多万名乘客受到影响。一名行业分析人员表示，这家航空公司“不尊重飞行员的技能”而犯下了这个致命的错误。他说：“瑞安航空被迫背弃诺言，道歉，满足飞行员的薪资要求，这是非常罕见的。”奥莱利自信，飞行员会留下来。他说：“为了你和家人更光辉灿烂的未来，我希望你们留下来。”他还说：“我们是非常不稳定的行业中非常靠谱的雇主。”

1 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。