Aer Lingus: pilots consider further work stoppages

IALPA has recommended to trade union Fórsa that the additional strike should be longer than the action planned for Saturday, RTÉ has reported.

If sanctioned, Fórsa will have to give seven days’ notice to Aer Lingus before pilots can stop work.

Aer Lingus has described the potential of further strike action as entirely inappropriate, RTÉ reported, as the Labour Court requested earlier this week that the dispute should not be escalated.

On Thursday, the two sides met for face to face discussions.

However, they failed to reach an agreement.

IALPA President Capt Mark Tighe confirmed that talks had “broken down”.

Capt Tighe said during Thursday’s meeting the union had moved from its inflationary figure of almost 24%.

However, he added:

“The company has not moved from its statement that anything more than 12.25% would have to be funded by pilots’ own payments through work practice.”