Calm at Dublin Airport as Ialpa industrial action begins but Minister warns of damage to economy, Ireland’s reputation and the lives of ordinary people
Aer Lingus and pilots are set to meet on Thursday in a fresh bid to resolve their deadlocked pay row.
Your top stories on Wednesday: Watch as hundreds turn out to support Natasha O’Brien; Aer Lingus pilots start industrial action However, the travel arrangements of many others who had planned to travel over the next week remain up in the air as a result of the dispute, with neither side showing signs of moving as the industrial action began.
Under the work to rule, pilots will not operate outside of hours or accept changes to rosters, removing the flexibility that Aer Lingus needs to fly its busy summer schedule. There are fears that even slight delays connected to air traffic control problems, weather or other issues could quickly lead to chaos at Dublin Airport.
“It’s simply untrue that Aer Lingus is underperforming with an operating margin of 9.9 per cent, pretty much the same as British Airways and across other European airlines. This company is profitable. It made €225 million last year, forecast a massive increase in profits going forward. This is corporate greed.”
Asked if the Government should intervene, Mr McGrath said the mediator in such disputes was the Labour Court and other “industrial relations machinery”. He said he hoped it did not become a “protracted dispute” that causes an even greater level of damage.
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