Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ union break down amid hopes to resolve pay dispute
Face-to-face talks break down dashing hopes of dealFlight privileges cancelled including cheap tickets and use of car parks
Officials from the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) and the airline had been engaged in negotiations on Thursday morning in an attempt to bring an end to the stand-off.
Ialpa president Mark Tighe said: “At this point, talks have broken down.
“We are allowed a smaller group – both sides did – to meet to see if they could come to some sort (of agreement),” he said.
“Ialpa officially moved from its inflationary figure of 23.88pc. The company has not moved from its statement that anything more than 12.25pc would have to be funded by pilots’ own payments through work practice.”
Aer Lingus chief corporate affairs officer Donal Moriarty said that the airline “engaged constructively” in discussions with Ialpa and Forsa.
“We tried to discuss items that could actually resolve this dispute, in particular we tried to discuss productivity, flexibility and the…
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