Labour Court to formally intervene in Aer Lingus dispute with pilots

The Labour Court is to formally intervene in a pay dispute between Aer Lingus and its pilots.

The move came after both sides were involved in more than eight hours of talks at the court that ended late on Monday.

A formal hearing will now take place on Wednesday with the court making a recommendation thereafter.

The development comes amid intensifying efforts to find a resolution to avert further travel disruption during the busy summer period.

The airline and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) have blamed one another for prolonging the stand-off that has led to almost 400 flights being cancelled and disrupted tens of thousands of passengers’ travel plans.

Monday’s mediation was focused on restarting pay talks in the row.

The pilots had been seeking a pay increase of 24 per cent, which they say equates to inflation…

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