Aer Lingus to resume flights

DeltaFlot · 06-04-2002, 01:21 PM

Aer Lingus to resume flights
June 4, 2002 Posted: 3:38 AM EDT (0738 GMT)

DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland -- Aer Lingus is expected to take to the skies again on Tuesday after its pilots accepted a settlement to a dispute that grounded the state-run airline for almost a week.

The pilots voted late on Monday 91-percent in favour of an agreement, put forward by Ireland's Labour Court, to end the dispute over working conditions.

The stoppage stranded tens of thousands of passengers and costs the airline 2 million euros ($1.9 million) a day.

The dispute began with a 24-hour strike by pilots on Thursday in support of colleagues who had been suspended for refusing to work a new schedule that shortened their rest period to 10 hours. Aer Lingus responded by grounding flights and taking pilots off the payroll.

"Our members will be arriving for work on Tuesday morning, as they have been every day since Friday when the airline locked them out," a spokesman for the pilots' union Impact told Reuters.

The agreement calls for rest times to reduced from 13 to 12 hours, while individual pilots could be asked to accept 10-hour breaks up to six times.

The flight disruptions threatened the survival of the Aer Lingus, which last year posted a loss of 140 million euros. In October, the airline announced a survival plan that included cutting a third of its 6,000-member workforce.

Aer Lingus said the agreement with pilots would "meet in full the objectives of the survival plan."

Along with other major airlines, the national carrier has been hard hit by a downturn in the industry following the September 11 attacks in the U.S. and as slowdown in the global economy.

Ireland's tourism board, Bord Failte, had warned the dispute could further hurt an industry already reeling from the effects of the foot-and-mouth disease.

continental sat · 06-04-2002, 03:16 PM

Glad to hear I love that lil airline from Ireland

06-04-2002, 01:21 PM	#1
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	Aer Lingus to resume flights Aer Lingus to resume flights June 4, 2002 Posted: 3:38 AM EDT (0738 GMT) DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland -- Aer Lingus is expected to take to the skies again on Tuesday after its pilots accepted a settlement to a dispute that grounded the state-run airline for almost a week. The pilots voted late on Monday 91-percent in favour of an agreement, put forward by Ireland's Labour Court, to end the dispute over working conditions. The stoppage stranded tens of thousands of passengers and costs the airline 2 million euros ($1.9 million) a day. The dispute began with a 24-hour strike by pilots on Thursday in support of colleagues who had been suspended for refusing to work a new schedule that shortened their rest period to 10 hours. Aer Lingus responded by grounding flights and taking pilots off the payroll. "Our members will be arriving for work on Tuesday morning, as they have been every day since Friday when the airline locked them out," a spokesman for the pilots' union Impact told Reuters. The agreement calls for rest times to reduced from 13 to 12 hours, while individual pilots could be asked to accept 10-hour breaks up to six times. The flight disruptions threatened the survival of the Aer Lingus, which last year posted a loss of 140 million euros. In October, the airline announced a survival plan that included cutting a third of its 6,000-member workforce. Aer Lingus said the agreement with pilots would "meet in full the objectives of the survival plan." Along with other major airlines, the national carrier has been hard hit by a downturn in the industry following the September 11 attacks in the U.S. and as slowdown in the global economy. Ireland's tourism board, Bord Failte, had warned the dispute could further hurt an industry already reeling from the effects of the foot-and-mouth disease. __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.

06-04-2002, 03:16 PM	#2
continental sat USAF Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Everywhere Age: 23 Posts: 605	Glad to hear I love that lil airline from Ireland __________________ USAF LoadMaster http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1395.html

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