Ryanair pilots’ strike, visas for Tenerife and flying to Cape Town

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Ponta Delgada, Azores: only one UK flight a week serves the archipelago (Simon Calder)

We have booked to returning from the Azores on 23 August with Ryanair, which is one of the days of the planned strike.

As the Azores are isolated there is only one direct flight a week from Manchester. We have checked returns via Portugal and space is very limited and the prices are high. What would your advice be in this situation? Would Ryanair be responsible for getting us home? Would we be liable for the cost?

Pat P