Aer Lingus pilots in dispute with the airline have been urged to accept a 17.75% pay rise to end an indefinite work to rule which has affected more than 80,000 passengers.
The airline has said it will accept the salary increase recommended by Ireland’s Labour Court on Monday.
The Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa), which began staging an indefinite work-to-rule protest on June 26, is to convene a meeting of its executive to consider the Labour Court’s recommendation.
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The industrial action will continue until a ballot of members is conducted.
Aer Lingus corporate affairs officer Donal Moriarty told Irish broadcaster RTE: “We’ve reviewed the recommendation of the Labour Court today and Aer Lingus has decided to accept it.
“There are aspects of the recommendation that we’ll need to consider over the longer term in terms of its implementation and we also need to consider the impact that this dispute has had on Aer Lingus.”
The airline said last Friday that 80 more flights would be cancelled between July 11-14 “to protect as many services as possible”.
The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) called on both parties to accept the Labour Court recommendation, covering a four-year period from January 1, 2023 to December 2026.
The association said the dispute had already impacted over 80,000 passengers.
Itaa chief executive Clare Dunne said: “We are asking both parties to accept the Labour Court’s recommendation. Disputes all end sooner or later – it is within their power to end it now.
“Itaa members have been working hard on behalf of their customers to minimise the disruption to them by rebooking and rerouting them to get them away on their holidays.”
The dispute dies not affect Aer Lingus regional services operated by Emerald airlines and transatlantic flights from Manchester airport.