Shannon Aer Lingus Regional passengers may be facing disruption to their travel plans from next week.
Aer Arann pilots – who operate the service under the banner of the former national carrier have balloted in favour of industrial action – in a row with management over pay.
If strike action goes ahead it will impact on thousands of air travellers at Shannon Cork and Dublin Airports.
This row between around 100 Aer Arann pilots and the company centre on a ten per cent pay cut implemented in 2009 along with a pay freeze.
Last year it was agreed that a tribunal would be established to thrash out pay issues and as it was poised to get underway this year – the company reportedly insisted on a number of conditions including no pay hikes this year – and only a possibility of a rise next year.
Today in a ballot conducted by their trade union IALPA the 100 pilots voted by 91 per-cent for industrial action
If a strike goes ahead it will affect thousands of passengers at Shannon Cork and Dublin Airports – as Aer Arann operates the Aer Lingus Regional Service –
Three such daily flights operate from Clare’s International Airport to Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham and it could result in disruption for holiday makers from next week
IALPA says a decision will now be taken on when to serve notice of industrial action on the airline, but a spokesman says the union remains open to returning to the talks table.
