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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The crews of the Ryanair group stationed in Germany still have to get by without short-time work benefits from the coffers of the Federal Employment Agency.

The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) jointly called on the Cologne Employment Agency and the federal government on Monday to treat employees in the same way as their colleagues from other airlines.

Last year, Malta Air concluded crisis agreements with both the VC and the Verdi union for around 1,000 pilots and flight attendants.

Both sides assumed that short-time work benefits would be paid in Germany.

According to reports from last summer, the German authorities doubt that Malta Air operates flights in Germany.

That's why, according to Ryanair, there is also a dispute in court.

The employment agency initially did not comment on the process.

In response to pressure from the trade unions, the Ryanair group transferred the flight operations of its German bases from the Irish Ryanair to the Maltese company in 2019 in order to give employees legal access to the German social security funds.

“Malta Air pilots pay full taxes and social security contributions in Germany.

That's why they have full entitlement to short-time work benefits and all other social benefits, ”said VC spokesman Janis Schmitt.

This is also recognized in other EU countries for the crews stationed there.

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